Psalms 89
89
Psalm 89
Perplexity about God’s Promises
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.#1Kg 4:31; 1Ch 2:6
1I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;#Ps 101:1
I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth.#Ps 92:2; 119:90
2For I will declare,
“Faithful love is built up forever;
you establish your faithfulness in the heavens.”#Ps 36:5
3The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
4‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.’”#2Sm 7:8–16; 1Ch 17:7–14; Jr 33:17–21Selah
5 Lord, the heavens praise your wonders#Ps 19:1; 97:6 —
your faithfulness also —
in the assembly of the holy ones.#Ps 149:1
6For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?
Who among the heavenly beings#89:6 Or the angels, or the sons of the mighty is like the Lord?#Ps 86:8; 113:5
7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than#89:7 Or ones, revered by all who surround him.#Ps 89:5; 96:4
8 Lord God of Armies,
who is strong like you, Lord?#Ex 15:11; 2Sm 7:22
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
9You rule the raging sea;
when its waves surge, you still them.#Jb 38:11; Ps 104:9; Mt 8:23–27
10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;#Is 30:7; 51:9–10
you scattered your enemies with your powerful arm.#Ps 68:1; 92:9
11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours.
The world and everything in it — you founded them.#1Ch 29:11; Ps 24:1
12North and south — you created them.#Jb 26:7
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at your name.#Ps 133:3; Jr 46:18
13You have a mighty arm;
your hand is powerful;
your right hand is lifted high.#Ps 98:1; 118:16
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of your throne;#Ps 97:2
faithful love and truth go before you.#Ps 85:13
15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;#Ps 98:6
Lord, they walk in the light from your face.#Nm 6:25; Ps 56:13; 1Jn 1:7
16They rejoice in your name all day long,
and they are exalted by your righteousness.#Ps 20:5; 105:3
17For you are their magnificent strength;#Ps 28:8
by your favor our horn is exalted.#Ps 148:14
18Surely our shield#89:18 = the king belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.#Ps 84:9
19You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones
and said, “I have granted help to a warrior;
I have exalted one chosen#89:19 Or exalted a young man from the people.#2Sm 17:10; 1Kg 11:34; Ps 78:70
20I have found David my servant;
I have anointed him with my sacred oil.#1Sm 16:13; Ps 47:9; Ac 13:22
21My hand will always be with him,
and my arm will strengthen him.#Ps 18:35; 80:17
22The enemy will not oppress#89:22 Or not exact tribute from him;
the wicked will not afflict him.#2Sm 7:10
23I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him.#2Sm 7:9; Ps 2:9
24My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through my name
his horn will be exalted.#Ps 21:7; 132:17
25I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers.#Ps 72:8
26He will call to me, ‘You are my Father,#2Sm 7:14; 1Ch 22:10
my God, the rock of my salvation.’#2Sm 22:47; Ps 18:2
27I will also make him my firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.#Ex 4:22; Jr 31:9; Col 1:15
28I will always preserve my faithful love for him,
and my covenant with him will endure.#2Ch 13:5; Ps 105:8
29I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.#89:29 Lit as days of heaven#Is 9:7; Jr 33:17
30If his sons abandon my instruction
and do not live by my ordinances,#2Sm 7:14; 1Kg 2:4
31if they dishonor my statutes
and do not keep my commands,#1Sm 12:15
32then I will call their rebellion
to account with the rod,
their iniquity with blows.#Jb 9:34
33But I will not withdraw
my faithful love from him
or betray my faithfulness.#2Sm 7:15
34I will not violate my covenant
or change what my lips have said.#Lv 26:44; Jdg 2:1
35Once and for all
I have sworn an oath by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.#Am 4:2
36His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before me,#Ps 72:5,17
37like the moon, established forever,
a faithful witness in the sky.”#Jb 16:19; Lk 1:33Selah
38But you have spurned and rejected him;
you have become enraged with your anointed.#1Ch 28:9; Ps 44:9
39You have repudiated the covenant with your servant;
you have completely dishonored his crown.#89:39 Lit have dishonored his crown to the ground#Ps 74:7; Lm 2:7; 5:16
40You have broken down all his walls;
you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins.#Ps 80:12; Lm 2:2,5
41All who pass by plunder him;#Jr 30:16
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors.#Dt 28:37; 1Kg 9:7; Ps 44:13; 79:4; 102:8; Jr 20:7; 24:9
42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.#Ps 13:4; 80:6
43You have also turned back his sharp sword
and have not let him stand in battle.#Ps 44:10
44You have made his splendor#89:44 Hb obscure cease
and have overturned his throne.#Ezk 28:7
45You have shortened the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame.#Is 54:4; Ezk 7:18; Ob 10Selah
46How long, Lord? Will you hide forever?
Will your anger keep burning like fire?#Ps 6:3; 13:1; 35:17; 79:5
47Remember how short my life is.
Have you created everyone for nothing?#Ps 39:6–7; 90:5–6,9–10
48What courageous person can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?#Ps 16:10; 22:29Selah
49Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love
that you swore to David in your faithfulness?#2Sm 7:15; Jr 30:9; Ezk 34:23
50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against your servants —
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples —
51how your enemies have ridiculed, Lord,
how they have ridiculed every step of your anointed.#Ps 69:9; 74:10,18,22
52Blessed be the Lord forever.
Amen and amen.#Ps 41:13; 72:19–20; 106:48
BOOK IV
(Psalms 90–106)
Currently Selected:
Psalms 89: CSB
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
© 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Psalm 89
89
I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord
A Maskil#89:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of #1 Kgs. 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 #
Ps. 101:1 I will sing of #ver. 14, 24, 28, 33, 49; [Isa. 55:3] the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your #ver. 5, 8, 24, 33, 49; Ps. 88:11; 119:90faithfulness to all generations.
2For I said, #[See ver. 1 above] “Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens #See Ps. 36:5 you will establish your #[See ver. 1 above]faithfulness.”
3You have said, “I have made #ver. 28, 34, 39 a covenant with my #ver. 19; 1 Kgs. 8:16; Isa. 42:1 chosen one;
I have #ver. 35, 49; Ps. 132:11; See 2 Sam. 7:8-16; 1 Chr. 17:7-14; Jer. 33:17-21sworn to David my servant:
4‘I will establish your #ver. 29, 36; John 12:34 offspring forever,
and build your #ver. 29, 36; [Isa. 9:7; Luke 1:32, 33]throne for all generations.’” Selah
5Let #Ps. 19:1; 50:6; 97:6; See Rev. 7:10-12 the heavens praise your #Ps. 88:12 wonders, O Lord,
your faithfulness in the assembly of #ver. 7; Job 5:1; 15:15; [Job 1:6]the holy ones!
6For #ver. 8; [Ps. 86:8]who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
# ver. 8; [Ps. 86:8] Who among the heavenly beings#89:6 Hebrew the sons of God, or the sons of might is like the Lord,
7a God greatly #See Ps. 47:2 to be feared in the council of #[See ver. 5 above] the holy ones,
and awesome above all #[Ps. 103:20, 21]who are around him?
8O Lord God of hosts,
# [1 Sam. 2:2]; See Ps. 35:10 who is mighty as you are, O #See Ps. 68:4Lord,
with your faithfulness all around you?
9You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you #Ps. 65:7; Job 38:11still them.
10You #[Ex. 14:30] crushed #See Job 9:13 Rahab like a carcass;
you #See Ps. 53:5scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 #
Gen. 1:1; 1 Chr. 29:11 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
# See Ps. 24:1 the world and all that is in it, you have #See Ps. 104:5founded them.
12 #
Job 26:7 The north and the south, you have created them;
#
Jer. 46:18 Tabor and #Deut. 3:9 Hermon #Ps. 98:8joyously praise your name.
13You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 #
Ps. 97:2 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
# ver. 2; [Ps. 85:13] steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15Blessed are the people who know #See Ps. 66:1 the festal shout,
who walk, O Lord, in #See Ps. 4:6the light of your face,
16who exult in your #[Ps. 20:5, 7] name all the day
and in your righteousness are #[Job 36:7]exalted.
17For you are #[Ps. 78:61] the glory of their strength;
by your favor our #ver. 24; See Ps. 75:10horn is exalted.
18For our #Ps. 47:9 shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to #See Ps. 71:22the Holy One of Israel.
19 # [ver. 3, 4] Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,#89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones and said:
“I have #[Ps. 21:5] granted help to one who is #2 Sam. 17:10 mighty;
I have exalted one #See ver. 3chosen from the people.
20 # Cited Acts 13:22 I have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have #1 Sam. 16:13anointed him,
21so that my #Ps. 80:17hand shall be established with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shall not outwit him;
# [2 Sam. 7:10] the wicked shall not humble him.
23I will #[2 Sam. 7:9]; See Ps. 2:9crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.
24My #ver. 1 faithfulness and my #ver. 1 steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his #ver. 17horn be exalted.
25I will set his hand on #See Ps. 72:8the sea
and his right hand on #See Ps. 72:8the rivers.
26He shall cry to me, ‘You are my #[2 Sam. 7:14] Father,
my God, and #[Ps. 18:2]the Rock of my salvation.’
27And I will make him the #Ex. 4:22; [Rom. 8:29; Col. 1:15, 18; Heb. 1:5] firstborn,
#
Num. 24:7; [Rev. 19:16] the highest of the kings of the earth.
28My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my #See ver. 3covenant will stand firm#89:28 Or will remain faithful for him.
29I will establish his #See ver. 4 offspring forever
and his #See ver. 4 throne as #See Job 14:12the days of the heavens.
30 #
2 Sam. 7:14; 1 Kgs. 2:4 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my rules,#89:30 Or my just decrees
31if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32then I will punish their transgression with #See Job 9:34the rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.
34I will not violate my #[See ver. 28 above]covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35Once for all I have sworn #See Ps. 60:6 by my holiness;
I will not #[Heb. 6:18]lie to David.
36His #[See ver. 29 above] offspring shall endure forever,
# See ver. 4 his #[See ver. 29 above] throne as long as #See Ps. 72:5the sun before me.
37Like #[See ver. 36 above] the moon it shall be established forever,
# See Job 16:19 a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
38But now you have #See Ps. 44:9 cast off and rejected;
you are full of wrath against your #ver. 20, 51anointed.
39You have #Lam. 2:7 renounced #See ver. 3 the covenant with your servant;
you have #See Ps. 74:7 defiled his #Job 19:9crown in the dust.
40You have #See Ps. 80:12breached all his walls;
you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 # [See ver. 40 above] All who pass by plunder him;
he has become #[ver. 50]; See Ps. 44:13; 69:9, 19the scorn of his neighbors.
42You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
and you have not made him stand in battle.
44You have made his splendor to cease
and cast his throne to the ground.
45You have cut short #Ps. 102:23 the days of his youth;
you have #Ps. 71:13; 109:29covered him with shame. Selah
46 # See Ps. 13:1 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
How long will your wrath #Ps. 78:63; 79:5burn like fire?
47 #
Job 7:7; 10:9 Remember #[Job 14:1] how short my #Ps. 39:5time is!
For what vanity you have created all the children of man!
48 # [Ps. 49:9] What man can live and never #[Luke 2:26; Heb. 11:5] see death?
Who can deliver his soul from the power of #See Ps. 16:10Sheol? Selah
49Lord, where is your #[ver. 1, 2]steadfast love of old,
which by your #[ver. 1, 2]faithfulness you swore to David?
50 # [ver. 41]; See Ps. 74:18, 22 Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,
and how I bear in my #Ps. 79:12heart the insults#89:50 Hebrew lacks the insults of all the many nations,
51with which your enemies mock, O Lord,
with which they mock #[Ps. 17:11; 56:6] the footsteps of your #ver. 20, 38anointed.
52 # See Ps. 41:13 Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Sign up to receive news and updates about the ESV: