Psalms 89:1-28

A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 [a][b]I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
4 ‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”[c]
5 The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
8 Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
12 You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
16 They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d]
18 Indeed, our shield[e] belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him.
23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
24 My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn[f] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.

Cross References 49

  • 1. Psalms 59:16; Psalms 101:1
  • 2. S Psalms 36:5; Psalms 40:10
  • 3. S Psalms 36:5
  • 4. 2 Samuel 7:12-16; 1 Kings 8:16; Psalms 132:11-12; Isaiah 9:7; Ezekiel 37:24-25; S Matthew 1:1; S Luke 1:33
  • 5. S Psalms 19:1
  • 6. S Psalms 1:5
  • 7. S Genesis 1:26; S Exodus 9:14; S Psalms 18:31; Psalms 113:5
  • 8. Psalms 111:1
  • 9. S Job 5:1
  • 10. Psalms 47:2
  • 11. Isaiah 6:3
  • 12. S Psalms 71:19
  • 13. S Psalms 65:7
  • 14. S Job 9:13; Psalms 87:4
  • 15. S Psalms 59:11; S Psalms 68:1; Psalms 92:9
  • 16. S Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalms 115:16
  • 17. 1 Chronicles 29:11; S Psalms 24:1
  • 18. S Genesis 1:1
  • 19. S Joshua 19:22
  • 20. S Deuteronomy 3:8; S Deuteronomy 4:48; Joshua 12:1
  • 21. Psalms 98:8
  • 22. S Joshua 4:24
  • 23. Psalms 97:2
  • 24. Psalms 85:10-11
  • 25. Psalms 1:1
  • 26. Psalms 44:3
  • 27. Psalms 30:4; Psalms 105:3
  • 28. Psalms 18:1
  • 29. ver 24; Psalms 75:10; Psalms 92:10; Psalms 112:9; Psalms 148:14
  • 30. Psalms 18:2
  • 31. Psalms 47:9; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 33:17,22
  • 32. Acts 13:22
  • 33. Psalms 78:70
  • 34. S Exodus 29:7; S 1 Kings 1:39
  • 35. S 1 Samuel 2:35; S 2 Samuel 22:51; 1 Samuel 16:1,12
  • 36. ver 13; Psalms 18:35
  • 37. S Judges 3:15
  • 38. 2 Samuel 7:10
  • 39. Psalms 18:40
  • 40. 2 Samuel 7:9
  • 41. S 2 Samuel 7:15
  • 42. Psalms 72:8
  • 43. S 2 Samuel 7:14; S Jeremiah 3:4; Hebrews 1:5
  • 44. S Psalms 62:2
  • 45. S 2 Samuel 22:47
  • 46. S Colossians 1:18
  • 47. S Numbers 24:7
  • 48. Psalms 2:6; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 19:16
  • 49. ver 33-34; Isaiah 55:3

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
  • [b]. Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  • [c]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.
  • [d]. "Horn" here symbolizes strong one.
  • [e]. Or "sovereign"
  • [f]. "Horn" here symbolizes strength.
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