[A Psalm] of instruction for Aetham the Israelite.

89:1 I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.

89:2 For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens.

89:3 I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant.

89:4 I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Pause.

89:5 The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints.

89:6 For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?

89:7 God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him.

89:8 O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

89:9 Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves.

89:10 Thou has brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou has scattered thine enemies.

89:11 The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine: thou hast founded the world, and the fullness of it.

89:12 Thou hast created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

89:13 Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted.

89:14 Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

89:15 Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

89:16 And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they b exalted.

89:17 For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted,

89:18 for [our] help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king.

89:19 Then thou spokest in vision to thy children, and saidst, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my people.

89:20 I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by [my] holy mercy.

89:21 For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him.

89:22 The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.

89:23 And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him.

89:24 But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

89:25 And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

89:26 He shall call upon me, [saying], Thou art my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation.

89:27 And I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

89:28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant [shall be] firm with him.

89:29 And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

89:30 If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

89:31 if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments;

89:32 I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges.

89:33 But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth.

89:34 Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips.

89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.

89:36 His see shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me;

89:37 and as the moon [that is] established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.

89:38 But thou hast cast off and set at nought, thou has rejected thine anointed.

89:39 Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou has profaned his sanctuary, [casting it] to the ground.

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast made his strong holds a terror.

89:41 All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

89:42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

89:43 Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, and hast not helped him in the battle.

89:44 Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground.

89:45 Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. Pause.

89:46 How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire?

89:47 Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain?

89:48 What man is there who shall live, and not see death? shall [any one] deliver his soul from the hand of Hades? Pause.

89:49 Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth?

89:50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom, [even the reproach] of many nations;

89:51 wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompense of thine anointed.

89:52 Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it.

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

89:1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

89:2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

89:4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

89:5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

89:6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

89:9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

89:10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

89:11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

89:12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

89:14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

89:15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

89:16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

89:17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

89:18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

89:19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

89:20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

89:21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

89:22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

89:23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

89:24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

89:25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

89:26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

89:27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

89:28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

89:30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

89:31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

89:32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

89:33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

89:35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

89:37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

89:39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

89:40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

89:41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

89:42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

89:43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

89:44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

89:45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

89:46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

89:47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

89:48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

89:49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

89:50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

89:51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

89:52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.