Psalm 89 (New American Standard)

The LORD'S Covenant with David, and Israel's Afflictions.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 I will ¹sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever ; To all generations I will ²make known Your ³faithfulness with my mouth. 2 For I have said, "⁴Lovingkindness will be built up forever ; In the heavens You will establish Your ⁵faithfulness." 3 "I have made a covenant with ⁶My chosen ; I have ⁷sworn to David My servant, 4 I will establish your ⁸seed forever And build up your ⁹throne to all generations." ^aSelah. 5 The ¹⁰heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD ; Your faithfulness also ¹¹in the assembly of the ¹²holy ones. 6 For ¹³who in the skies is comparable to the LORD ? Who among the ^b14sons of the mighty is like the LORD, 7 A God ¹⁵greatly feared in the council of the ¹⁶holy ones, And ¹⁷awesome above all those who are around Him? 8 O LORD God of hosts, ¹⁸who is like You, O mighty ^cLORD ? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. 9 You rule the swelling of the sea ; When its waves rise, You ¹⁹still them. 10 You Yourself crushed ^d20Rahab like one who is slain ; You ²¹scattered Your enemies with ^eYour mighty arm. 11 The ²²heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The ²³world and ^fall it contains, You have founded them. 12 The ²⁴north and the south, You have created them; ²⁵Tabor and ²⁶Hermon ²⁷shout for joy at Your name. 13 You have ^ga strong arm ; Your hand is mighty, Your ²⁸right hand is exalted. 14 ²⁹Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne ; ³⁰Lovingkindness and ^htruth go before You. 15 How blessed are the people who know the ⁱ³¹joyful sound ! O LORD, they walk in the ³²light of Your countenance. 16 In ³³Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted. 17 For You are the glory of ³⁴their strength, And by Your favor ^jour ³⁵horn is exalted. 18 For our ³⁶shield belongs to the LORD, ^kAnd our king to the ³⁷Holy One of Israel. 19 ^lOnce You spoke in vision to Your godly ^mones, And said, "I have ⁿgiven help to one who is ³⁸mighty ; I have exalted one ³⁹chosen from the people. 20 "I have ⁴⁰found David My servant ; With My holy ⁴¹oil I have anointed him, 21 With whom ⁴²My hand will be established ; My arm also will ⁴³strengthen him. 22 "The enemy will not ^odeceive him, Nor the ^p44son of wickedness afflict him. 23 "But I shall ⁴⁵crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. 24 "My ⁴⁶faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his ⁴⁷horn will be exalted. 25 "I shall also set his hand ⁴⁸on the sea And his right hand on the rivers. 26 "He will cry to Me, 'You are ⁴⁹my Father, My God, and the ⁵⁰rock of my salvation.' 27 "I also shall make him My ⁵¹firstborn, The ⁵²highest of the kings of the earth. 28 "My ⁵³lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My ⁵⁴covenant shall be confirmed to him. 29 "So I will establish his ^q55descendants forever And his ⁵⁶throne ⁵⁷as the days of heaven. 30 "If his sons ⁵⁸forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, 31 If they ^rviolate My statutes And do not keep My commandments, 32 Then I will punish their transgression with the ⁵⁹rod And their iniquity with stripes. 33 "But I will not break off ⁶⁰My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. 34 "My ⁶¹covenant I will not ^sviolate, Nor will I ⁶²alter ^tthe utterance of My lips. 35 "^uOnce I have ⁶³sworn by My holiness ; I will not lie to David. 36 "His ^v64descendants shall endure forever And his ⁶⁵throne ⁶⁶as the sun before Me. 37 "It shall be established forever ⁶⁷like the moon, And the ⁶⁸witness in the sky is faithful." ^wSelah. 38 But You have ⁶⁹cast off and ⁷⁰rejected, You have been full of wrath ^xagainst Your ⁷¹anointed. 39 You have ⁷²spurned the covenant of Your servant ; You have ⁷³profaned ⁷⁴his crown ^yin the dust. 40 You have ⁷⁵broken down all his walls ; You have ⁷⁶brought his strongholds to ruin. 41 ⁷⁷All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a ⁷⁸reproach to his neighbors. 42 You have ⁷⁹exalted the right hand of his adversaries ; You have ⁸⁰made all his enemies rejoice. 43 You also turn back the edge of his sword And have ⁸¹not made him stand in battle. 44 You have made his ^z82splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground. 45 You have ⁸³shortened the days of his youth ; You have ⁸⁴covered him with shame. Selah. 46 ⁸⁵How long, O LORD ? Will You hide Yourself forever ? Will Your ⁸⁶wrath burn like fire ? 47 ⁸⁷Remember ^aawhat my span of life is; For what ⁸⁸vanity ^bbYou have created all the sons of men ! 48 What man can live and not ⁸⁹see death ? Can he ⁹⁰deliver his soul from the ^ccpower of ^ddSheol ? Selah. 49 Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You ⁹¹swore to David in Your faithfulness ? 50 Remember, O Lord, the ⁹²reproach of Your servants ; ^eeHow I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, 51 With which ⁹³Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of ⁹⁴Your anointed. 52 ⁹⁵Blessed be the LORD forever ! Amen and Amen.