Psalms 89

1 I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.

1I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

1 My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

2 For I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.

2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

2For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

3 I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant:

3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:

3I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.

4Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah

4I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)

5 And the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.

5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

5In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.

6 For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? [who] among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?

6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,

6For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

7 God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.

7A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?

7God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

8 Jehovah,God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

8O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

8O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.

9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.

9Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

9You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.

10 Thou hast crushed Rahab as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

10Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.

11 Thine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.

11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

11Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon triumph in thy name.

12The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

12You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.

13 Thine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.

13Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

13Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.

14 Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face.

14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

14The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

15 Blessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

15Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

16 In thy name are they joyful all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

16In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

16In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.

17 For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

17For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

17For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.

18 For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.

18For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

18For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.

19 Then thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

19Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

19Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

20I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:

20I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

21 With whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him.

21With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

21My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.

22 No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;

22The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

22The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

23 But I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him.

23And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.

23I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.

24 And my faithfulness and my loving-kindness shall be with him, and by my name shall his horn be exalted.

24But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.

24But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.

25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

25I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

25I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

26 He shall call unto me, Thou art my father, myGod, and the rock of my salvation;

26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.

26He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.

27 And as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

27I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

27And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

28 My loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;

28My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.

28I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.

29 And I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

29His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

30 If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;

30If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;

30If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

31 If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:

31If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;

31If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

32Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.

33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;

33But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

33But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.

34 My covenant will I not profane, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

34My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

34I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:

35Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

35I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;

36His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.

36His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah.

37It shall be established for ever as the moon, Andasthe faithful witness in the sky. [Selah

37It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)

38 But thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed:

38But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

38But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.

39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:

39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

39You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

40All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

41 All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

41All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

41All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.

42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:

42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

42You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.

43 Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.

43Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.

43His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.

44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;

44Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

44You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.

45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah

45You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)

46 How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?

46How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How longshall thy wrath burn like fire?

46How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?

47 Remember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity?

47Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!

47See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?

48 What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

48What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah

48What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

49 Where, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

49Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants — that I bear in my bosom [that of] all the mighty peoples —

50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples,

50Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

51 Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

51The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.

52 Blessed be Jehovah for evermore! Amen, and Amen.

52Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

52Let the Lord be praised for ever. So be it, So be it.