Psalms 89

A psalm#89:TITLE Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term. of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever!

Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

2Your unfailing love will last forever.

Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

3The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.

I have sworn this oath to him:

4‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever;

they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude

5All heaven will praise your great wonders, Lord;

myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

6For who in all of heaven can compare with the Lord?

What mightiest angel is anything like the Lord?

7The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.

He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

8O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies!

Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O Lord?

You are entirely faithful.

9You rule the oceans.

You subdue their storm-tossed waves.

10You crushed the great sea monster.#89:10 Hebrew Rahab, the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature.

You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

11The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours;

everything in the world is yours—you created it all.

12You created north and south.

Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.

13Powerful is your arm!

Strong is your hand!

Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength.

14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.

Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.

15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,

for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.

16They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation.

They exult in your righteousness.

17You are their glorious strength.

It pleases you to make us strong.

18Yes, our protection comes from the Lord,

and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.

19Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people.

You said, “I have raised up a warrior.

I have selected him from the common people to be king.

20I have found my servant David.

I have anointed him with my holy oil.

21I will steady him with my hand;

with my powerful arm I will make him strong.

22His enemies will not defeat him,

nor will the wicked overpower him.

23I will beat down his adversaries before him

and destroy those who hate him.

24My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him,

and by my authority he will grow in power.

25I will extend his rule over the sea,

his dominion over the rivers.

26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,

my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’

27I will make him my firstborn son,

the mightiest king on earth.

28I will love him and be kind to him forever;

my covenant with him will never end.

29I will preserve an heir for him;

his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

30But if his descendants forsake my instructions

and fail to obey my regulations,

31if they do not obey my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

32then I will punish their sin with the rod,

and their disobedience with beating.

33But I will never stop loving him

nor fail to keep my promise to him.

34No, I will not break my covenant;

I will not take back a single word I said.

35I have sworn an oath to David,

and in my holiness I cannot lie:

36His dynasty will go on forever;

his kingdom will endure as the sun.

37It will be as eternal as the moon,

my faithful witness in the sky!” Interlude

38But now you have rejected him and cast him off.

You are angry with your anointed king.

39You have renounced your covenant with him;

you have thrown his crown in the dust.

40You have broken down the walls protecting him

and ruined every fort defending him.

41Everyone who comes along has robbed him,

and he has become a joke to his neighbors.

42You have strengthened his enemies

and made them all rejoice.

43You have made his sword useless

and refused to help him in battle.

44You have ended his splendor

and overturned his throne.

45You have made him old before his time

and publicly disgraced him. Interlude

46O Lord, how long will this go on?

Will you hide yourself forever?

How long will your anger burn like fire?

47Remember how short my life is,

how empty and futile this human existence!

48No one can live forever; all will die.

No one can escape the power of the grave.#89:48 Hebrew of Sheol. Interlude

49Lord, where is your unfailing love?

You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.

50Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced!

I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.

51Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord;

they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.

52Praise the Lord forever!

Amen and amen!

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Psalms 89

Remembering the Covenant with David, and Sorrow for Lost Blessings

A Contemplation of #1 Kin. 4:31Ethan the Ezrahite.

1I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;

With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever;

#(Ps. 119:89, 90)Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

3“I#1 Kin. 8:16 have made a covenant with My chosen,

I have #2 Sam. 7:11; 1 Chr. 17:10–12sworn to My servant David:

4‘Your seed I will establish forever,

And build up your throne #(2 Sam. 7:13; Is. 9:7; Luke 1:33)to all generations.’ ”

Selah

5And #(Ps. 19:1)the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

6#Ps. 86:8; 113:5For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?

Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?

7#Ps. 76:7, 11God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

8O Lord God of hosts,

Who is mighty like You, O Lord?

Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

9#Ps. 65:7; 93:3, 4; 107:29You rule the raging of the sea;

When its waves rise, You still them.

10#Ex. 14:26–28; Ps. 87:4; Is. 30:7; 51:9You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;

You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

11#(Gen. 1:1; 1 Chr. 29:11)The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;

The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

12The north and the south, You have created them;

#Josh. 19:22; Judg. 4:6; Jer. 46:18Tabor and #Deut. 3:8; Josh. 11:17; 12:1; Song 4:8Hermon rejoice in Your name.

13You have a mighty arm;

Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;

Mercy and truth go before Your face.

15Blessed are the people who know the #Lev. 23:24; Num. 10:10; Ps. 98:6joyful sound!

They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.

16In Your name they rejoice all day long,

And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

17For You are the glory of their strength,

And in Your favor our horn is #Ps. 75:10; 92:10; 132:17exalted.

18For our shield belongs to the Lord,

And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one,

And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;

I have exalted one #1 Kin. 11:34chosen from the people.

20#1 Sam. 13:14; 16:1–12; Acts 13:22I have found My servant David;

With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21#Ps. 80:17With whom My hand shall be established;

Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22The enemy shall not outwit him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23I will beat down his foes before his face,

And plague those who hate him.

24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,

And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25Also I will #Ps. 72:8set his hand over the sea,

And his right hand over the rivers.

26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are #2 Sam. 7:14; (1 Chr. 22:10); Jer. 3:19my Father,

My God, and #2 Sam. 22:47the rock of my salvation.’

27Also I will make him #Ex. 4:22; Ps. 2:7; Jer. 31:9; (Col. 1:15, 18)My firstborn,

#Num. 24:7; (Ps. 72:11); Rev. 19:16The highest of the kings of the earth.

28#Is. 55:3My mercy I will keep for him forever,

And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

29His seed also I will make to endure forever,

#(1 Kin. 2:4; Is. 9:7); Jer. 33:17And his throne #Deut. 11:21as the days of heaven.

30“If#(2 Sam. 7:14) his sons #Ps. 119:53forsake My law

And do not walk in My judgments,

31If they break My statutes

And do not keep My commandments,

32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod,

And their iniquity with stripes.

33#2 Sam. 7:14, 15Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him,

Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

34My covenant I will not break,

Nor #(Num. 23:19); Jer. 33:20–22alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

35Once I have sworn #(1 Sam. 15:29); Amos 4:2; (Titus 1:2)by My holiness;

I will not lie to David:

36#(Luke 1:33)His seed shall endure forever,

And his throne #Ps. 72:17as the sun before Me;

37It shall be established forever like the moon,

Even like the faithful witness in the sky.”

Selah

38But You have #(1 Chr. 28:9)cast off and #Deut. 32:19abhorred,

You have been furious with Your anointed.

39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant;

#Ps. 74:7; Lam. 5:16You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

40You have broken down all his hedges;

You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

41All who pass by the way #Ps. 80:12plunder him;

He is a reproach to his neighbors.

42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;

You have made all his enemies rejoice.

43You have also turned back the edge of his sword,

And have not sustained him in the battle.

44You have made his glory cease,

And cast his throne down to the ground.

45The days of his youth You have shortened;

You have covered him with shame.

Selah

46How long, Lord?

Will You hide Yourself forever?

Will Your wrath burn like fire?

47Remember how short my time #Ps. 90:9is;

For what #Ps. 62:9futility have You created all the children of men?

48What man can live and not see #(Eccl. 3:19)death?

Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave?

Selah

49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,

Which You #(2 Sam. 7:15); Jer. 30:9; Ezek. 34:23swore to David #Ps. 54:5in Your truth?

50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—

#Ps. 69:9, 19How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

51#Ps. 74:10, 18, 22With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,

With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

52#Ps. 41:13Blessed be the Lord forevermore!

Amen and Amen.

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