Psalm 89 — Legacy Standard Bible

Sing of the Lovingkindness of Yahweh Forever

A ¹Maskil of ²Ethan ³the Ezrahite.

I will ^asing of the lovingkindnesses of Yahweh forever;From generation to generation I will ^bmake known Your ^cfaithfulness with my mouth.²For I have said, “^aLovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens You will establish Your ^bfaithfulness.”³“I have cut a covenant with ^aMy chosen;I have ^bsworn to David My ¹servant,⁴I will establish your ^aseed foreverAnd build up your ^bthrone from generation to generation.” ¹ Selah.⁵The ^aheavens will praise Your wonders, O Yahweh;Your faithfulness also ^bin the assembly of the ^choly ones.⁶For ^awho in the sky is comparable to Yahweh?Who among the ¹^,^bsons of the mighty is like Yahweh,⁷A God ^agreatly dreaded in the council of the ^bholy ones,And ¹^,^cfearsome above all those who are around Him?⁸O Yahweh God of hosts, ^awho is like You, O mighty Yah?Your faithfulness also surrounds You.⁹You rule the swelling of the sea;When its waves rise, You ^astill them.¹⁰You Yourself crushed ¹^,^aRahab like one who is slain;You ^bscattered Your enemies with Your strong arm.¹¹The ^aheavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;The ^bworld and its fullness, You have founded them.¹²The ^anorth and the south, You have created them;^bTabor and ^cHermon ^dsing with joy at Your name.¹³You have a mighty arm;Your hand is strong, Your ^aright hand is exalted.¹⁴^aRighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;^bLovingkindness and ¹truth go before You.¹⁵How blessed are the people who know the ^aloud shout of joy!O Yahweh, they walk in the ^blight of Your face.¹⁶In ^aYour name they rejoice all the day,And by Your righteousness they are exalted.¹⁷For You are the beauty of ^atheir strength,And by Your favor ¹our ^bhorn is exalted.¹⁸For our ^ashield belongs to Yahweh,¹And our king to the ^bHoly One of Israel.¹⁹Formerly You spoke in vision to Your ¹holy ²ones,And said, “I have bestowed help to a ^amighty one;I have exalted one ^bchosen from the people.²⁰“I have ^afound David My ¹servant;With My holy ^boil I have anointed him,²¹With whom ^aMy hand will be established;My arm also will ^bstrengthen him.²²“The enemy will not ¹deceive him,Nor the ²^,^ason of unrighteousness afflict him.²³“But I shall ^acrush his adversaries before him,And strike those who hate him.²⁴“My ^afaithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him,And in My name his ^bhorn will be exalted.²⁵“I shall also set his hand ^aon the seaAnd his right hand on the rivers.²⁶“He will call to Me, ‘You are ^amy Father,My God, and the ^brock of my salvation.’²⁷“I also shall make him My ^afirstborn,The ^bhighest of the kings of the earth.²⁸“My ^alovingkindness I will keep for him forever,And My ^bcovenant shall be confirmed to him.²⁹“So I will set up his ^aseed to endure foreverAnd his ^bthrone ^cas the days of heaven.³⁰“If his sons ^aforsake My lawAnd do not walk in My judgments,³¹If they profane My statutesAnd do not keep My commandments,³²Then I will punish their transgression with the ^arodAnd their iniquity with striking.³³“But I will not break off ^aMy lovingkindness from him,Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.³⁴“My ^acovenant I will not profane,Nor will I ^balter what comes forth from My lips.³⁵“¹Once I have ^asworn by My holiness;I will not lie to David.³⁶“His ^aseed shall endure foreverAnd his ^bthrone ^cas the sun before Me.³⁷“It shall be established forever ^alike the moon,And the ^bwitness in the sky is faithful.” ¹ Selah.³⁸But You have ^acast off and ^brejected,You have been full of wrath ¹against Your ^canointed.³⁹You have ^aspurned the covenant of Your ¹slave;You have ^bprofaned ^chis crown to the ground.⁴⁰You have ^abroken down all his walls;You have ^bbeset his strongholds with ruin.⁴¹^aAll who pass along the way plunder him;He has become a ^breproach to his neighbors.⁴²You have ^aexalted the right hand of his adversaries;You have ^bmade all his enemies be glad.⁴³You also turn back the edge of his swordAnd have ^anot made him arise in battle.⁴⁴You have made his ¹^,^asplendor to ceaseAnd cast his throne to the ground.⁴⁵You have ^ashortened the days of his youth;You have ^bwrapped him up with shame. Selah.⁴⁶^aHow long, O Yahweh?Will You hide Yourself forever?Will Your ^bwrath burn like fire?⁴⁷^aRemember ¹what my span of life is;For what ^bvanity ²You have created all the sons of men!⁴⁸What man can live and not ^asee death?Can he ^bprovide his soul escape from the ¹power of Sheol? Selah.⁴⁹Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord,Which You ^aswore to David in Your faithfulness?⁵⁰Remember, O Lord, the ^areproach of Your ¹slaves;²How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,⁵¹With which ^aYour enemies have reproached, O Yahweh,With which they have reproached the footsteps of ^bYour anointed.⁵²^aBlessed be Yahweh forever!Amen and Amen.