Psalm 89 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

The LORD'S Covenant with David, and Israel's Afflictions.

Psa 89:1A [fn]Maskil of [fn]Ethan [fn]the Ezrahite.
I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever;
To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

Psa 89:2

Psa 89:2For I have said, “Lovingkindness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”

Psa 89:3

Psa 89:3“I have made a covenant with My chosen;
I have sworn to David My servant,

Psa 89:4

Psa 89:4I will establish your seed forever
And build up your throne to all generations.” [fn]Selah.

Psa 89:5

Psa 89:5The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

Psa 89:6

Psa 89:6For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD?
Who among the [fn]sons of the mighty is like the LORD,

Psa 89:7

Psa 89:7A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?

Psa 89:8

Psa 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty [fn]LORD?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

Psa 89:9

Psa 89:9You rule the swelling of the sea;
When its waves rise, You still them.

Psa 89:10

Psa 89:10You Yourself crushed [fn]Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with [fn]Your mighty arm.

Psa 89:11

Psa 89:11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The world and [fn]all it contains, You have founded them.

Psa 89:12

Psa 89:12The north and the south, You have created them;
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

Psa 89:13

Psa 89:13You have [fn]a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted.

Psa 89:14

Psa 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and [fn]truth go before You.

Psa 89:15

Psa 89:15How blessed are the people who know the [fn]joyful sound!
O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

Psa 89:16

Psa 89:16In Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

Psa 89:17

Psa 89:17For You are the glory of their strength,
And by Your favor [fn]our horn is exalted.

Psa 89:18

Psa 89:18For our shield belongs to the LORD,
[fn]And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Psa 89:19

Psa 89:19 [fn]Once You spoke in vision to Your godly [fn]ones,
And said, “I have [fn]given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psa 89:20

Psa 89:20“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

Psa 89:21

Psa 89:21With whom My hand will be established;
My arm also will strengthen him.

Psa 89:22

Psa 89:22“The enemy will not [fn]deceive him,
Nor the [fn]son of wickedness afflict him.

Psa 89:23

Psa 89:23“But I shall crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

Psa 89:24

Psa 89:24“My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him,
And in My name his horn will be exalted.

Psa 89:25

Psa 89:25“I shall also set his hand on the sea
And his right hand on the rivers.

Psa 89:26

Psa 89:26“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

Psa 89:27

Psa 89:27“I also shall make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

Psa 89:28

Psa 89:28“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

Psa 89:29

Psa 89:29“So I will establish his [fn]descendants forever
And his throne as the days of heaven.

Psa 89:30

Psa 89:30“If his sons forsake My law
And do not walk in My judgments,

Psa 89:31

Psa 89:31If they [fn]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

Psa 89:32

Psa 89:32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod
And their iniquity with stripes.

Psa 89:33

Psa 89:33“But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

Psa 89:34

Psa 89:34“My covenant I will not [fn]violate,
Nor will I alter [fn]the utterance of My lips.

Psa 89:35

Psa 89:35“[fn]Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

Psa 89:36

Psa 89:36“His [fn]descendants shall endure forever
And his throne as the sun before Me.

Psa 89:37

Psa 89:37“It shall be established forever like the moon,
And the witness in the sky is faithful.” [fn]Selah.

Psa 89:38

Psa 89:38But You have cast off and rejected,
You have been full of wrath [fn]against Your anointed.

Psa 89:39

Psa 89:39You have spurned the covenant of Your servant;
You have profaned his crown [fn]in the dust.

Psa 89:40

Psa 89:40You have broken down all his walls;
You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

Psa 89:41

Psa 89:41All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Psa 89:42

Psa 89:42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have made all his enemies rejoice.

Psa 89:43

Psa 89:43You also turn back the edge of his sword
And have not made him stand in battle.

Psa 89:44

Psa 89:44You have made his [fn]splendor to cease
And cast his throne to the ground.

Psa 89:45

Psa 89:45You have shortened the days of his youth;
You have covered him with shame. Selah.

Psa 89:46

Psa 89:46How long, O LORD?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Psa 89:47

Psa 89:47Remember [fn]what my span of life is;
For what vanity [fn]You have created all the sons of men!

Psa 89:48

Psa 89:48What man can live and not see death?
Can he deliver his soul from the [fn]power of [fn]Sheol? Selah.

Psa 89:49

Psa 89:49Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord,
Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

Psa 89:50

Psa 89:50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants;
[fn]How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

Psa 89:51

Psa 89:51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD,
With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

Psa 89:52

Psa 89:52Blessed be the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(89:1)

Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm

Ps 88: title

Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

Or, sons of gods

Hebrew: YAH

I.e. Egypt

Literally: the arm of Your might

(89:11)

Literally: its fullness

(89:13)

Literally: an arm with strength

(89:14)

Or, faithfulness

(89:15)

Or, blast of the trumpet, shout of joy

(89:17)

Another reading is You exalt our horn

(89:18)

Or, Even to the Holy One of Israel our King

(89:19)

Or, At that time

(89:19)

Some mss read one

(89:19)

Literally: placed help upon

(89:22)

Or, exact usury from him

Or, wicked man

Literally: seed

Literally: profane

Literally: profane

Literally: that which goes forth

(89:35)

Or, One thing

(89:36)

Literally: seed

(89:37)

Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

(89:38)

Literally: with

(89:39)

Literally: to the ground

(89:44)

Literally: clearness, luster

(89:47)

Literally: of what duration I am

(89:47)

Or, have You...men?

(89:48)

Literally: hand

(89:48)

I.e. the nether world

(89:50)

Literally: My bearing in my bosom

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