Psalms 89:1-39 in English

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁹ Then 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.

² Before the mountains existed, and before the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art.

³ Turn not man back to his low place, whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men?

⁴ For a thousand years in thy sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.

⁵ Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.

⁶ In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

⁷ For we have perished in thine anger, and in thy wrath we have been troubled.

⁸ Thou hast set our transgressions before thee: our age is in the light of thy countenance.

⁹ For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in thy wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.

¹⁰ As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if men should be in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labour and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.

¹¹ Who knows the power of thy wrath?

¹² and who knows how to number his days because of the fear of thy wrath? So manifest thy right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.

¹³ Return, O Lord, how long? and be intreated concerning thy servants.

¹⁴ We have been satisfied in the morning with thy mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:

¹⁵ let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.

¹⁶ And look upon thy servants, and upon thy works; and guide their children.

¹⁷ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do thou direct for us the works of our hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ (90) A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.

² Before the mountains existed, and before the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.

³ Turn not man back to his low place, whereas you said, Return, you° sons of men?

⁴ For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.

⁵ Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.

⁶ In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

⁷ For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.

⁸ You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.

⁹ For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.

¹⁰ As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if men should be in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labor and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.

¹¹ Who knows the power of your wrath?

¹² and who knows how to number his days because of the fear of your wrath? So manifest your right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.

¹³ Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.

¹⁴ We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:

¹⁵ let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.

¹⁶ And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.

¹⁷ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁸ O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is round about thee.

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁴ Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth go before thy face.

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

¹⁶ In thy name do they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

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

¹⁸ For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁷ I also will make him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁹ Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

¹ Yahweh, I will sing forever about the ways you faithfully love me; people not yet born will hear that you faithfully do all that you have promised.

² I will tell people that you will faithfully love us forever, and that your being faithful to do what you have promised is as permanent as the sky.

³ Yahweh said, “I have made an agreement with David, whom I chose to serve me. I have made this solemn ◄agreement with/promise to► him:

⁴ ‘I will enable various ones of your descendants to always be kings; the line of kings descended from you MTY will never end.’”

⁵ Yahweh, I desire that all those beings who are in MTY heaven will praise you for the wonderful things that you do, and that all your holy angels will sing about how you faithfully do what you promise.

⁶ There is no one RHQ in heaven who can be compared with you, Yahweh. There are no angels RHQ in heaven who are equal to you.

⁷ When your holy angels gather together, they declare that you must be revered; they say that you are more awesome than all the angels that surround your throne!

⁸ O Yahweh, God Almighty, there is no one RHQ who is powerful like you are; your faithfully doing all that you promise is like a cloak that MET always surrounds you.

⁹ You rule over the powerful seas; when their waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You are the one who crushed and killed the great sea monster named Rahab. You defeated and scattered your enemies with your great power MTY.

¹¹ The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; and everything on the earth is yours, because you created it all.

¹² You created everything from the north to the south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon joyfully praise you MTY.

¹³ ◄You/Your arms► are very powerful; ◄you/your hands► are extremely strong.

¹⁴ ◄Your rule MTY over us is based on/As you rule over us, you are always► treating people fairly and justly, and on/are always faithfully loving us and doing what you promised.

¹⁵ Yahweh, happy are the people who worship you with joyful shouts, who live knowing that you are always watching over them.

¹⁶ Every day, throughout the day, they rejoice in what you MTY have done, and they praise you for being very good to them.

¹⁷ You give us your glorious strength; because you act in our favor, we defeat MET our enemies.

¹⁸ Yahweh, you gave us the one who protects us MET; you, the holy God whom we Israelis worship, chose a king for us.

¹⁹ Long ago you spoke in a vision to one of your servants/prophets, saying, “I have helped a famous soldier; I chose him from among all the people to be a king.

²⁰ That man is David, the one who will serve me faithfully, and I anointed him with sacred olive oil to make him king.

²¹ I MTY will always strengthen him; with my power MTY I will make him strong.

²² His enemies will never find ways to defeat him, and wicked people will never defeat him.

²³ I will crush his enemies in front of him and get rid of those who hate him.

²⁴ I will always be loyal to him and faithfully love him and enable him to defeat MET his enemies.

²⁵ I will cause ◄his kingdom/the area that he rules► to include all the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.

²⁶ He will say to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the one who protects MET and saves me.’

²⁷ I will give him the rights/privileges that a man's firstborn son has MET; he will be the greatest king on the earth.

²⁸ I will always be loyal to him, and my agreement to bless him will last forever.

²⁹ I will establish a line of his descendants that will never end, various ones of his descendants will always be kings.

³⁰ But, if some of his descendants disobey my laws, and do not not behave like my commands say that they should,

³¹ if they disregard my requirements and do not do the right things that I have told them to do,

³² I will punish them severely MTY and cause them to suffer for doing wrong.

³³ But I will not stop faithfully loving David, and I will always do what I promised him.

³⁴ I will not break the agreement that I made with him; I will not change even one word that I spoke to him.

³⁵ Once I made a solemn promise to David, and that will never change, and because I am God, I will never lie to David.

³⁶ I promised that the line of kings descended from him will go on forever; it will last as long as the sun shines.

³⁷ That line will ◄be as permanent/last as long► as the moon that is always watching everything from the sky.

³⁸ But Yahweh, now you have rejected DOU David! You are very angry with the king whom you appointed.

³⁹ It seems that you have broken the agreement that you made with your servant, David; it seems as though you have signaled hat he is no longer the king by throwing his crown into the dust/dirt.

¹ (90) A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.

² Before the mountains existed, and before the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.

³ Turn not man back to his low place, whereas you said, Return, you° sons of men?

⁴ For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.

⁵ Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.

⁶ In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

⁷ For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.

⁸ You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.

⁹ For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.

¹⁰ As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if men should be in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labour and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.

¹¹ Who knows the power of your wrath?

¹² and who knows how to number his days because of the fear of your wrath? So manifest your right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.

¹³ Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.

¹⁴ We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:

¹⁵ let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.

¹⁶ And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.

¹⁷ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Yahweh, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Yahweh, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ LORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? The LORD, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favour, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite. 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 you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

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

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

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

⁶ For 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 among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁵ Happy 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 your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.

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

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

¹⁹ Then 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 made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁹ You 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁶ He shall call unto me, Thou art 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.

² Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God.

³ Turn not man away to be brought low: and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men.

⁴ For a thousand years in thy sight are as yesterday, which is past. And as a watch in the night,

⁵ Things that are counted nothing, shall their years be.

⁶ In the morning man shall grow up like grass; in the morning he shall flourish and pass away: in the evening he shall fall, grow dry, and wither.

⁷ For in thy wrath we have fainted away: and are troubled in thy indignation.

⁸ Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: our life in the light of thy countenance.

⁹ For all our days are spent; and in thy wrath we have fainted away. Our years shall be considered as a spider:

¹⁰ The days of our years in them are threescore and ten years. But if in the strong they be fourscore years: and what is more of them is labour and sorrow. For mildness is come upon us: and we shall be corrected.

¹¹ Who knoweth the power of thy anger, and for thy fear

¹² Can number thy wrath? So make thy right hand known: and men learned in heart, in wisdom.

¹³ Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated in favour of thy servants.

¹⁴ We are filled in the morning with thy mercy: and we have rejoiced, and are delighted all our days.

¹⁵ We have rejoiced for the days in which thou hast humbled us: for the years in which we have seen evils.

¹⁶ Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.

¹⁷ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and direct thou the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.

¹ A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.

² For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”

³ You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:

⁴ I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” Selah.

⁵ All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.

⁶ For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?

⁷ The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.

⁸ Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.

⁹ You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.

¹⁰ You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.

¹¹ The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.

¹² You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.

¹³ Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.

¹⁴ Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.

¹⁵ How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.

¹⁶ They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.

¹⁷ They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.

¹⁸ Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.

²⁰ I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.

²¹ I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.

²² His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.

²³ I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

²⁴ My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.

²⁵ I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.

²⁶ He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

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

²⁸ I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.

²⁹ I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.

³⁰ But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,

³¹ if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,

³² I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.

³³ However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.

³⁴ I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.

³⁵ By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.

³⁶ His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.

³⁷ It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!

³⁹ You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!

¹ A Psalme to give instruction, of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing the mercies of the Lord for euer: with my mouth will I declare thy trueth from generation to generation.

² For I said, Mercie shalbe set vp for euer: thy trueth shalt thou stablish in ye very heauens.

³ I haue made a couenant with my chosen: I haue sworne to Dauid my seruant,

⁴ Thy seede will I stablish for euer, and set vp thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.

⁵ O Lord, euen the heauens shall prayse thy wonderous worke: yea, thy trueth in the Congregation of the Saints.

⁶ For who is equall to the Lord in the heauen? and who is like the Lord among the sonnes of the gods?

⁷ God is very terrible in the assemblie of the Saints, and to be reuerenced aboue all, that are about him.

⁸ O Lord God of hostes, who is like vnto thee, which art a mightie Lord, and thy trueth is about thee?

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

¹⁰ Thou hast beaten downe Rahab as a man slaine: thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy mightie arme.

¹¹ The heauens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast layde the foundation of the world, and all that therein is.

¹² Thou hast created the North and the South: Tabor and Hermon shall reioyce in thy Name.

¹³ Thou hast a mightie arme: strong is thine hand, and high is thy right hand.

¹⁴ Righteousnesse and equitie are the stablishment of thy throne: mercy and trueth goe before thy face.

¹⁵ Blessed is the people, that can reioyce in thee: they shall walke in the light of thy countenance, O Lord.

¹⁶ They shall reioyce continually in thy Name, and in thy righteousnes shall they exalt them selues.

¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength, and by thy fauour our hornes shall be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield apperteineth to the Lord, and our King to the holy one of Israel.

¹⁹ Thou spakest then in a vision vnto thine Holy one, and saydest, I haue layde helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one chosen out of the people.

²⁰ I haue found Dauid my seruant: with mine holy oyle haue I anoynted him.

²¹ Therefore mine hande shall be established with him, and mine arme shall strengthen him.

²² The enemie shall not oppresse him, neither shall the wicked hurt him.

²³ But I will destroy his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

²⁴ My trueth also and my mercie shall be with him, and in my Name shall his horne be exalted.

²⁵ I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the floods.

²⁶ He shall cry vnto mee, Thou art my Father, my God and the rocke of my saluation.

²⁷ Also I wil make him my first borne, higher then the Kings of the earth.

²⁸ My mercie will I keepe for him for euermore, and my couenant shall stande fast with him.

²⁹ His seede also will I make to endure for euer, and his throne as the dayes of heauen.

³⁰ But if his children forsake my Lawe, and walke not in my iudgements:

³¹ If they breake my statutes, and keepe not my commandements:

³² Then will I visite their transgression with the rod, and their iniquitie with strokes.

³³ Yet my louing kindnesse will I not take from him, neither will I falsifie my trueth.

³⁴ My couenant wil I not breake, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

³⁵ I haue sworne once by mine holines, that I will not fayle Dauid, saying,

³⁶ His seede shall endure for euer, and his throne shalbe as the sunne before me.

³⁷ He shalbe established for euermore as the moone, and as a faythfull witnes in the heauen. Selah.

³⁸ But thou hast reiected and abhorred, thou hast bene angry with thine Anoynted.

³⁹ Thou hast broken the couenant of thy seruant, and profaned his crowne, casting it on the ground.

¹ (89-1) Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. (89-2) I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.

² (89-3) For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; in the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.

³ (89-4) I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:

⁴ (89-5) For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah

⁵ (89-6) So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ (89-7) For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,

⁷ (89-8) A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?

⁸ (89-9) O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

⁹ (89-10) Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.

¹⁰ (89-11) Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.

¹¹ (89-12) Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.

¹² (89-13) The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.

¹³ (89-14) Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.

¹⁴ (89-15) Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.

¹⁵ (89-16) Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.

¹⁶ (89-17) In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; and through Thy righteousness are they exalted.

¹⁷ (89-18) For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.

¹⁸ (89-19) For of the LORD is our shield; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹ (89-20) Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

²⁰ (89-21) I have found David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed him;

²¹ (89-22) With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

²² (89-23) The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

²³ (89-24) And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.

²⁴ (89-25) But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.

²⁵ (89-26) I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

²⁶ (89-27) He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

²⁷ (89-28) I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ (89-29) For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.

²⁹ (89-30) His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ (89-31) If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;

³¹ (89-32) If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments;

³² (89-33) Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes.

³³ (89-34) But My mercy will I not break off from him, nor will I be false to My faithfulness.

³⁴ (89-35) My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.

³⁵ (89-36) Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

³⁶ (89-37) His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before Me.

³⁷ (89-38) It shall be established for ever as the moon; and be stedfast as the witness in sky.' Selah

³⁸ (89-39) But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.

³⁹ (89-40) Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.

¹ Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, Who is a strong Lord like unto thee? Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁸ For the Lord is our defence; And the Holy One of Israel is our king.

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.

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

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

²² The enemy shall not exact upon him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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

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

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

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

²⁷ Also I will make him my firstborn, Higher than the kings of the earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹ “A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrachite.” (89:2) The kindnesses of the Lord will I for ever sing: from generation to generation will I make known thy faithfulness with my mouth.

² (89:3) For I have said, To eternity will kindness be built up: the heavens—yea, in these wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.

³ (89:4) “I have made a covenant with my elect, I have sworn unto David my servant,

⁴ (89:5) Unto eternity will I establish thy seed, and I will build up thy throne, from generation to generation.” Selah.

⁵ (89:6) And the heavens praise thy wonder, O Lord: also thy faithfulness in the assembly of holy ones.

⁶ (89:7) For who in the sky can be compared unto the Lord? who can be likened unto the Lord among the sons of the mighty?

⁷ (89:8) God is greatly terrific in the secret council of the holy ones and fear-inspiring over all that are about him.

⁸ (89:9) O Lord God of hosts, who is powerful, like thee, Eternal! and thy faithfulness is round about thee.

⁹ (89:10) Thou rulest over the pride of the sea: when its waves are lifted up, thou assuagest them.

¹⁰ (89:11) Thou didst crush Rahab as one that is slain: with thy strong arm didst thou scatter thy enemies.

¹¹ (89:12) Thine are the heavens, also thine is the earth: as for the world and what filleth it, thou hast founded them.

¹² (89:13) The north and the south—these hast thou created: Tabor and Chermon shall rejoice in thy name.

¹³ (89:14) Thine is the powerful arm, with might: strong is thy hand, and exalted is thy right hand.

¹⁴ (89:15) Righteousness and justice are the prop of thy throne: kindness and truth precede thy presence.

¹⁵ (89:16) Happy is the people that know the cornet's sound: O Lord, in the light of thy countenance will they ever walk firmly.

¹⁶ (89:17) In thy name will they be glad all the day, and in thy righteousness will they be exalted.

¹⁷ (89:18) For thou art the glory of their strength; and through thy favor will our horn be exalted.

¹⁸ (89:19) For of the Lord is our shield; and of the Holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹ (89:20) Then spokest thou in a vision to thy pious servant, and saidst, “I have bestowed help to one that is mighty; I have exalted a youth out of the people;

²⁰ (89:21) I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him;

²¹ (89:22) With whom my hand shall be firmly established; also my arm shall strengthen him;

²² (89:23) The enemy shall not exact from him like a lender: and the son of injustice shall not afflict him:

²³ (89:24) And I will beat down before his face his assailants, and those that hate him will I plague.

²⁴ (89:25) But my faithfulness and my kindness shall be with him: and through my name shall his horn be exalted.

²⁵ (89:26) And I will place on the sea his hand, and on the rivers his right hand.

²⁶ (89:27) He will call unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

²⁷ (89:28) Also I will appoint my first-born, the highest among the kings of the earth.

²⁸ (89:29) For evermore will I keep for him my kindness, and my covenant shall stand faithfully with him.

²⁹ (89:30) And I appoint for ever his seed, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ (89:31) If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my ordinances;

³¹ (89:32) If they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:

³² (89:33) Then will I visit with the rod their transgressions, and with plagues their iniquity.

³³ (89:34) Nevertheless my kindness will I not make utterly void from him, and I will not act falsely against my faithfulness.

³⁴ (89:35) I will not profane my covenant, and what is gone out of my lips will I not alter.

³⁵ (89:36) One thing have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie unto David.

³⁶ (89:37) His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne shall be like the sun before me.

³⁷ (89:38) Like the moon shall it be firmly established for ever, and as this faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ (89:39) And yet thou hast east off and despised, thou hast become wroth with thy anointed.

³⁹ (89:40) Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned, down to the ground, his crown.

¹ A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.

² Before the mountains existed, And before the earth and the world were formed, Even from age to age, thou art.

³ Turn not man back to his low place, Whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men?

⁴ For a thousand years in thy sight are As the yesterday which is past, And as a watch in the night.

⁵ Years shall be vanity to them: Let the morning pass away as grass.

⁶ In the morning let it flower, and pass away: In the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

⁷ For we have perished in thine anger, And in thy wrath we have been troubled.

⁸ Thou hast set our transgressions before thee: Our age is in the light of thy countenance.

⁹ For all our days are gone, And we have passed away in thy wrath: Our years have spun out their tale as a spider.

¹⁰ As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years; And if men should be in strength, eighty years: And the greater part of them would be labor and trouble; For weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.

¹¹ Who knows the power of thy wrath?

¹² And who knows how to number his days Because of the fear of thy wrath? So manifest thy right hand, And those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.

¹³ Return, O Lord, how long? And be entreated concerning thy servants.

¹⁴ We have been satisfied in the morning with thy mercy; And we did exult and rejoice:

¹⁵ Let us rejoice in all our days, In return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, The years wherein we saw evil.

¹⁶ And look upon thy servants, and upon thy works; And guide their children.

¹⁷ And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: And do thou direct for us the works of our hands.

¹ “A psalm of Ethan, the Ezrahite.” I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations!

² For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Thou hast established thy truth like the heavens.

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have sworn to David, my servant:

⁴ Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” Pause.

⁵ The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD! And the assembly of the holy ones thy truth!

⁶ Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?

⁷ A God greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy ones, And to be had in reverence above all who are around him?

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

⁹ Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them!

¹⁰ Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth; The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them.

¹² The North and the South were created by thee; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

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

¹⁴ Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face.

¹⁵ Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O LORD! in the light of thy countenance;

¹⁶ In thy name they daily rejoice, And in thy righteousness they glory!

¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor our horn exalteth itself!

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

¹⁹ Once thou spakest in a vision to thy holy one, And saidst,—”I have laid help on one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people;

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

²¹ With him shall my hand be established, And my arm shall strengthen him.

²² The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.

²³ For I will beat down his foes before him, And overthrow them that hate him.

²⁴ My faithfulness and mercy shall be with him, And through my name shall his horn be exalted.

²⁵ I will extend his hand to the sea, And his right hand to the rivers.

²⁶ He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

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

²⁸ My mercy I will continue to him for ever; My covenant with him shall be steadfast.

²⁹ I will make his family to endure for ever; And his throne shall be as lasting as the heavens.

³⁰ Should his children forsake my law, And walk not in my statutes,

³¹ Should they break my commandments, And observe not my precepts,

³² I will punish their transgressions with a rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But my kindness will I not withdraw from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what hath gone from my lips.

³⁵ Once have I sworn in my holiness, That I will not be false unto David.

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

³⁷ It shall be established for ever like the moon; Like the faithful witness in the sky.”

³⁸ But now thou forsakest and abhorrest, And art angry with, thine anointed.

³⁹ Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.

¹ A song. A psalm of the Korahites. I will sing evermore of the love of the Lord, proclaiming to all generations his faithfulness.

² For your love you did promise to build up forever, your faithfulness firm as the heavens themselves.

³ “I have made with my chosen a covenant, and sworn to David my servant,

⁴ to establish his seed forever, and to build up his throne to all ages.” Selah

⁵ Then the holy assembly in heaven praised your marvellous faithfulness, Lord.

⁶ For who in the skies may compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord amongst the gods?

⁷ A God to be feared in the holy assembly, awful and great above all who are round him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you? Your strength and faithfulness, Lord, surround you.

⁹ You are the Lord of the raging sea: when its waves surge, it is you who still them.

¹⁰ It was you who did pierce and crush Rahab in pieces, and scatter your foes by your mighty arm.

¹¹ Yours are the heavens, yours also the earth, the world and its fulness, it's you who did found them.

¹² The north and the south, it's you have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout praise to your name.

¹³ You have an arm with the might of a hero; strong is your hand, high uplifted your right hand.

¹⁴ Justice and right are the base of your throne, kindness and faithfulness ever attend you.

¹⁵ Happy the people who know the glad shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.

¹⁶ They exult in your name all the day, and your righteousness they extol.

¹⁷ For you are our strength and our pride. Your favour will lift us to honour.

¹⁸ For the holy Lord of Israel keeps our defender and king.

¹⁹ In a vision of old you did speak in this way to the one whom you loved: “A crown I have set on the hero I chose to be over the people

²⁰ “I found my servant David, and anointed with holy oil.

²¹ My hand will be with him forever, my arm will give him strength.

²² “No enemy will dare to assail him, nor the wicked to oppress him;

²³ but his foes I will shatter before him, I will strike down those who hate him.

²⁴ “My loyal love shall attend him, and I will lift him to honour.

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

²⁶ “As for him, he will call me ‘My father, my God, and my rock of salvation.’

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

²⁸ “My love will I keep for him ever, my covenant with him shall stand fast.

²⁹ His line will I make everlasting, and his throne as the days of the heavens.

³⁰ “If his children forsake my law, and walk not as I have ordained;

³¹ if they profane my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;

³² “I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with scourges.

³³ But my love will I not take from him, nor will I belie my faithfulness.

³⁴ “I will not profane my covenant by changing the word that has passed my lips.

³⁵ Once have I solemnly sworn and I would not lie to David,

³⁶ “that his line should endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me,

³⁷ firm as the moon which for ever and ever is fixed in the sky.” Selah

³⁸ But you have cast off in contempt, and been furious with your anointed.

³⁹ You have spurned the covenant with your servant, and his sacred crown dashed to the ground.

¹ A song. A psalm of the Korahites. I will sing evermore of the love of the Lord, proclaiming to all generations his faithfulness.

² For your love you did promise to build up forever, your faithfulness firm as the heavens themselves.

³ “I have made with my chosen a covenant, and sworn to David my servant,

⁴ to establish his seed forever, and to build up his throne to all ages.” Selah

⁵ Then the holy assembly in heaven praised your marvelous faithfulness, Lord.

⁶ For who in the skies may compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the gods?

⁷ A God to be feared in the holy assembly, awful and great above all who are round him.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you? Your strength and faithfulness, Lord, surround you.

⁹ You are the Lord of the raging sea: when its waves surge, it is you who still them.

¹⁰ It was you who did pierce and crush Rahab in pieces, and scatter your foes by your mighty arm.

¹¹ Yours are the heavens, yours also the earth, the world and its fulness, it's you who did found them.

¹² The north and the south, it's you have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout praise to your name.

¹³ You have an arm with the might of a hero; strong is your hand, high uplifted your right hand.

¹⁴ Justice and right are the base of your throne, kindness and faithfulness ever attend you.

¹⁵ Happy the people who know the glad shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face.

¹⁶ They exult in your name all the day, and your righteousness they extol.

¹⁷ For you are our strength and our pride. Your favor will lift us to honor.

¹⁸ For the holy Lord of Israel keeps our defender and king.

¹⁹ In a vision of old you did speak in this way to the one whom you loved: “A crown I have set on the hero I chose to be over the people

²⁰ “I found my servant David, and anointed with holy oil.

²¹ My hand will be with him forever, my arm will give him strength.

²² “No enemy will dare to assail him, nor the wicked to oppress him;

²³ but his foes I will shatter before him, I will strike down those who hate him.

²⁴ “My loyal love shall attend him, and I will lift him to honor.

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

²⁶ “As for him, he will call me ‘My father, my God, and my rock of salvation.’

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

²⁸ “My love will I keep for him ever, my covenant with him shall stand fast.

²⁹ His line will I make everlasting, and his throne as the days of the heavens.

³⁰ “If his children forsake my law, and walk not as I have ordained;

³¹ if they profane my statutes, and do not keep my commandments;

³² “I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with scourges.

³³ But my love will I not take from him, nor will I belie my faithfulness.

³⁴ “I will not profane my covenant by changing the word that has passed my lips.

³⁵ Once have I solemnly sworn and I would not lie to David,

³⁶ “that his line should endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me,

³⁷ firm as the moon which for ever and ever is fixed in the sky.” Selah

³⁸ But you have cast off in contempt, and been furious with your anointed.

³⁹ You have spurned the covenant with your servant, and his sacred crown dashed to the ground.

¹ I will sing of the cheshed ·loving-kindness· of Adonai forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· with my chosen one, I have sworn to David Beloved, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁵ The heavens will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· of your wonders, Adonai ; your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Adonai ? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Adonai ,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ Adonai , Elohim Tzva'ot Yahweh, God Commander of heaven’s armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon Devoted to destruction rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and mishpat ·justice· are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Adonai .

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Adonai ; our king to the haKadosh Isra'el the Holy One of God prevails.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David Beloved, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my cheshed ·loving-kindness· will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my yishu'ah ·salvation·!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my cheshed ·loving-kindness· for him forever more. My covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my Torah ·Teaching·, and don’t walk in my judgments;

³¹ if they break my regulations, and don’t keep my mitzvot ·instructions·;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my cheshed ·loving-kindness· from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

³⁵ Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David Beloved.

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness forever. I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.

² For I have said, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; your truthfulness you have established in the heavens.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have made an oath to David my servant.

⁴ I will establish your descendants forever, and I will establish your throne through all generations.” Selah

⁵ The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?

⁷ He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones and is awesome among all who surround him.

⁸ Yahweh God of hosts, who is strong like you, Yahweh? Your truthfulness surrounds you.

⁹ You rule the raging sea; when the waves surge, you calm them.

¹⁰ You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.

¹¹ The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. You made the world and all it contains.

¹² You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who worship you! Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.

¹⁶ They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they exalt you.

¹⁷ You are their majestic strength, and by your favor we are victorious.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” I have raised up one chosen from among the people.

²⁰ I have chosen David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him.

²¹ My hand will support him; my arm will strengthen him.

²² No enemy will deceive him; no son of wickedness will oppress him.

²³ I will crush his enemies before him; I will kill those who hate him.

²⁴ My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; by my name he will be victorious.

²⁵ I will place his hand over the sea and his right hand over the rivers.

²⁶ He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'

²⁷ I also will place him as my firstborn son, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever; and my covenant with him will be secure.

²⁹ I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne as enduring as the skies above.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law and do not walk in my regulations,

³¹ if they break my rules and do not keep my commands,

³² then will I punish their rebellion with a rod and their iniquity with blows.

³³ But I will not remove my steadfast love from him or be unfaithful to my promise.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant or change the words of my lips.

³⁵ Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness— I will not lie to David:

³⁶ his descendants will continue forever and his throne as long as the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

³⁸ But you have refused and rejected; you have been angry with your anointed king.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have desecrated his crown on the ground.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to Yahweh, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ LORD, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? The LORD, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favour, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁸ O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like to thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?

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

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

¹¹ The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world, and the fullness of it, thou hast founded them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁸ For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹ Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and say, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁷ Also I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.

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

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

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

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

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

³³ Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

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

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

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

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

³⁸ But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thy anointed.

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

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ LORD, God of Hosts, who is a mighty one, like you? The LORD, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your holy ones, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my Torah, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

² I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”

³ “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

⁴ ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.

⁵ The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶ For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

⁷ a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

⁸ LORD, God of Hosts, who is a mighty one, like you? The LORD, your faithfulness is around you.

⁹ You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

¹⁰ You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

¹¹ The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

¹² You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

¹³ You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

¹⁶ In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

¹⁷ For you are the glory of their strength. In your favour, our horn will be exalted.

¹⁸ For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹ Then you spoke in vision to your holy ones, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

²⁰ I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

²¹ with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

²² No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.

²⁴ But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

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

²⁶ He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’

²⁷ I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.

²⁹ I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ If his children forsake my Torah, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

³¹ if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

³² then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

³³ But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

³⁴ I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.

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

³⁶ His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.

³⁷ It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.

³⁸ But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

³⁹ You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

¹ The learning of Ethan the Ezrahite. I shall sing without end; the mercies of the Lord. In generation and into generation; I shall tell thy truth with my mouth.

² For thou saidest, Without end mercy shall be builded in heavens; thy truth shall be made ready in those or them.

³ Thou saidest, I disposed a testa-ment to my chosen men; I swore to David, my servant,

⁴ till into without end I shall make ready thy seed. And I shall build thy seat; in generation, and into generation.

⁵ Lord, heavens shall acknowledge thy marvels; and thy truth in the church of saints.

⁶ For who in the clouds shall be made even to the Lord; shall be like God among the sons of God?

⁷ God, that is glorified in the council of saints; is great, and dreadful over all that be in his compass.

⁸ Lord God of virtues, who is like thee? Lord, thou art mighty, and thy truth is in thy compass.

⁹ Thou art Lord of the power of the sea; forsooth thou assuagest the stirring of the waves thereof.

¹⁰ Thou madest low the proud, as wounded; in the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thine enemies.

¹¹ Heavens be thine, and the earth is thine; thou hast founded the world, and the fullness thereof;

¹² thou madest of nought the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon shall make full out joy in thy name;

¹³ thine arm with power. Thine hand be made steadfast, and thy right hand be enhanced;

¹⁴ rightfulness or rightwiseness and doom is the making ready of thy seat. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face;

¹⁵ blessed is the people that know a hearty song. Lord, they shall go in the light of thy cheer;

¹⁶ and in thy name they shall make full out joy all day; and they shall be enhanced in thy rightfulness or right-wiseness.

¹⁷ For thou art the glory of the virtue of them; and in thy good pleasance our horn shall be enhanced.

¹⁸ For our taking up is of the Lord; and of the Holy of Israel our king.

¹⁹ Then thou spakest in revelation to thy saints, and saidest, I have set or put help in the mighty; and I have enhanced the chosen man of my people.

²⁰ I found David, my servant; I anointed him with mine holy oil.

²¹ For mine hand shall help him; and mine arm shall confirm him.

²² The enemy shall nothing profit in him; and the son of wickedness shall not lay to or put to, for to annoy him.

²³ And I shall slay his enemies from his face; and I shall turn into flight them that hate him.

²⁴ And my truth and mercy shall be with him; and his horn shall be enhanced in my name.

²⁵ And I shall set or put his hand in the sea; and his right hand in floods.

²⁶ He shall inwardly call me, Thou art my father; my God, and the up-taker of mine health.

²⁷ And I shall set him the first be-gotten son; higher than the kings of earth.

²⁸ Without end I shall keep my mercy to him; and my testament faithful to him.

²⁹ And I shall set his seed into the world of world; and his throne as the days of heaven.

³⁰ Forsooth if his sons forsake my law; and go not in my dooms.

³¹ If they make unholy my rightful-nesses; and keep not my command-ments.

³² I shall visit in a rod the wicked-nesses of them; and in beatings the sins of them.

³³ But I shall not scatter my mercy from him; and in my truth I shall not annoy him.

³⁴ Neither I shall make unholy my testament; and I shall not make void those things that come forth of my lips.

³⁵ Once I swore in mine holiness, I shall not lie to David;

³⁶ his seed shall dwell without end. And his throne as the sun in my sight,

³⁷ and as a perfect moon without end; and a faithful witness in heaven.

³⁸ But thou hast put away, and despised; and hast delayed thy christ.

³⁹ Thou hast turned away the testa-ment of thy servant; thou madest unholy his saintuary in earth.

¹ The learning of Ethan, (the) Ezrahite. I shall sing into without end; the mercies of the Lord. In generation and into generation; I shall tell thy truth with my mouth. (A teaching by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I shall sing of the Lord’s constant love forever. To all generations, I shall tell out thy faithfulness with my mouth.)

² For thou saidest, Into Without end mercy shall be builded in heavens; thy truth shall be made ready in those. (For thy love shall last forever; thy faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.)

³ I disposed a testament to my chosen men; I swore to David, my servant, (Thou saidest, I made a covenant with my chosen man; I swore to my servant David,)

⁴ till into without end I shall make ready thy seed. And I shall build thy seat; in generation, and into generation. (that I shall establish thy children, or thy descendants, forever. And I shall preserve thy throne; for all generations.)

⁵ Lord, heavens shall acknowledge thy marvels; and thy truth in the church of saints. (Lord, the heavens shall praise thy marvellous deeds; and the council of the saints shall praise thy faithfulness.)

⁶ For who in the clouds shall be made even to the Lord; shall be like God among the sons of God? (For who in heaven shall be made equal to the Lord? who shall be like God among the heavenly beings? or who shall be like God in the council of heaven?)

⁷ God, that is glorified in the council of saints; is great, and dreadful over all that be in his compass. (God, thou art feared or thou art revered, in the council of the saints; thou art great, and glorified above all who surround thee.)

⁸ Lord God of virtues, who is like thee? Lord, thou art mighty, and thy truth is in thy compass. (Lord God of hosts, who is like thee? Lord, thou art mighty, and thy faithfulness surroundeth thee.)

⁹ Thou art Lord of the power of the sea; forsooth thou assuagest the stirring of the waves thereof.

¹⁰ Thou madest low the proud, as (those who be) wounded (and slain); in the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thine enemies. (Thou hast crushed Rahab to death; thou hast scattered thy enemies with thy strong arm, or with thy power.)

¹¹ (The) Heavens be thine, and the earth is thine; thou hast founded the world, and the fullness thereof;

¹² thou madest of nought the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon shall make full out joy in thy name; (thou madest the north and the south out of nothing. Tabor and Hermon shall make full out joy, or shall rejoice, in thy name.)

¹³ thine arm with power. Thine hand be made steadfast, and thy right hand be enhanced; (Thy arm hath power; let thy hand be made firm, and thy right hand be lifted high.)

¹⁴ rightfulness and doom is the making ready of thy seat. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face; (Righteousness and judgement be the foundations of thy throne; love and faithfulness go forth before thee.)

¹⁵ blessed is the people that know (a) hearty song. Lord, they shall go in the light of thy cheer; (Happy be the people who know a hearty song; Lord, they shall go forth by the light of thy face.)

¹⁶ and in thy name they shall make full out joy all day; and they shall be enhanced in thy rightfulness. (And in thy name, they shall make full out joy, or shall rejoice, all day long; and they shall be exalted, or shall be lifted up, by thy righteousness.)

¹⁷ For thou art the glory of the virtue of them; and in thy good pleasance our horn shall be enhanced. (For thou art the glory of their strength or For thou art the strength in which they have glory; and in thy good favour our horn shall be exalted.)

¹⁸ For our taking up is of the Lord; and of the holy of Israel our king. (For the Lord is our defender; yea, the Holy One of Israel is our King.)

¹⁹ Then thou spakest in revelation to thy saints, and saidest, I have set help in the mighty (man); and I have enhanced the chosen man of my people. (Then thou spokest in revelation to thy saints, and saidest, I have given help to the mighty man; yea, I have exalted, or lifted up, the chosen man of my people.)

²⁰ I found David, my servant; I anointed him with mine holy oil. (I found my servant David; and I anointed him with my holy oil.)

²¹ For mine hand shall help him; and mine arm shall confirm him. (For my hand shall help him; and my arm, or my power, shall strengthen him.)

²² The enemy shall nothing profit in him (or The enemy shall not gain any advantage over him); and the son of wickedness shall not lay to or shall not put to, for to harm him.

²³ And I shall slay his enemies from his face; and I shall turn into flight them that hate him. (And I shall kill all his enemies before his face; and I shall turn to flight, or make to flee, those who hate him.)

²⁴ And my truth and mercy shall be with him; and his horn shall be enhanced in my name. (And my faithfulness and love shall be with him; and in my name his horn shall be exalted or his head shall be lifted up on high.)

²⁵ And I shall set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in floods. (And I shall extend his power unto the Mediterranean Sea; and his right hand unto the Euphrates River.)

²⁶ He shall inwardly call me, (saying), Thou art my father; my God, and the up-taker of mine health. (And he shall say to me, Thou art my father; yea, my God, and my defender, my saviour.)

²⁷ And I shall set him the first begotten son; higher than the kings of earth. (And I shall make him my first-born son; higher than all the kings of the earth.)

²⁸ Into Without end I shall keep my mercy to him; and my testament faithful to him. (I shall hold onto my love for him forever; and faithfully keep my covenant with him.)

²⁹ And I shall set his seed into the world of world; and his throne as the days of heaven. (And I shall establish his descendants forever and ever; and his throne for as long as the days of the heavens, that is, for as long as the heavenly bodies endure.)

³⁰ Forsooth if his sons forsake my law; and go not in my dooms. (But if his sons abandon my Law; and do not go in my judgements.)

³¹ If they make unholy my rightfulnesses; and keep not my commandments. (If they break my statutes; and do not obey my commandments.)

³² I shall visit in a rod the wickednesses of them; and in beatings the sins of them. (Then I shall punish their wickednesses with a rod; and their sins with beatings.)

³³ But I shall not scatter my mercy from him; and in my truth I shall not harm him. (But I shall not take away my love from him; and I shall be faithful to him.)

³⁴ Neither I shall make unholy my testament; and I shall not make void those things that come forth of my lips. (Nor shall I break my covenant; and I shall not make void those things which come forth from my lips, that is, I shall not break my promises.)

³⁵ Once I swore in mine holiness, I shall not lie to David; (Once I swore by my holiness, that I would never lie to David;)

³⁶ his seed shall dwell into without end. And his throne as the sun in my sight, (his children, that is, his descendants, shall live forever. And his throne shall be before me like the sun,)

³⁷ and as a perfect moon without end; and a faithful witness in heaven. (and like the moon, which shall endure forever; yea, like a faithful witness in the heavens.)

³⁸ But thou hast put away, and despised; and hast delayed thy christ. (But thou hast rejected, and despised, and hast raged against thy anointed king.)

³⁹ Thou hast turned away the testament of thy servant; thou madest unholy his saintuary in earth. (Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown, and hast thrown it to the ground.)

¹ An instruction, by Ethan the Ezrahite. Of the kind acts of Jehovah, to the age I sing, To all generations I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth,

² For I said, 'To the age is kindness built, The heavens! Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness in them.'

³ I have made a covenant for My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant:

⁴ 'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. Selah.

⁵ and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also is in an assembly of holy ones.

⁶ For who in the sky, Compareth himself to Jehovah? Is like to Jehovah among sons of the mighty?

⁷ God is very terrible, In the secret counsel of His holy ones, And fearful over all surrounding Him.

⁸ O Jehovah, God of Hosts, Who is like Thee — a strong Jah? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.

⁹ Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

¹⁰ Thou hast bruised Rahab, as one wounded. With the arm of Thy strength Thou hast scattered Thine enemies.

¹¹ Thine are the heavens — the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.

¹² North and south Thou hast appointed them, Tabor and Hermon in Thy name do sing.

¹³ Thou hast an arm with might, Strong is Thy hand — high Thy right hand.

¹⁴ Righteousness and judgment Are the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

¹⁵ O the happiness of the people knowing the shout, O Jehovah, in the light of Thy face they walk habitually.

¹⁶ In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

¹⁷ For the beauty of their strength art Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

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

¹⁹ Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,

²⁰ I have found David My servant, With My holy oil I have anointed him.

²¹ With whom My hand is established, My arm also doth strengthen him.

²² An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not.

²³ And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,

²⁴ And My faithfulness and kindness are with him, And in My name is his horn exalted.

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

²⁶ He proclaimeth me: 'Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'

²⁷ I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant is stedfast with him.

²⁹ And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens.

³⁰ If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk;

³¹ If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep,

³² I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity,

³³ And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness.

³⁴ I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.

³⁵ Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,

³⁶ His seed is to the age, And his throne is as the sun before Me,

³⁷ As the moon it is established — to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.

³⁸ And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,

³⁹ Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,