Psalm 89 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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

Psa 89:1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.

Psa 89:2

Psa 89:2For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.

Psa 89:3

Psa 89:3Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant:

Psa 89:4

Psa 89:4'I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah

Psa 89:5

Psa 89:5Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD, thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!

Psa 89:6

Psa 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

Psa 89:7

Psa 89:7a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and terrible above all that are round about him?

Psa 89:8

Psa 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as thou art, O LORD, with thy faithfulness round about thee?

Psa 89:9

Psa 89:9Thou dost rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, thou stillest them.

Psa 89:10

Psa 89:10Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.

Psa 89:11

Psa 89:11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.

Psa 89:12

Psa 89:12The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.

Psa 89:13

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

Psa 89:14

Psa 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.

Psa 89:15

Psa 89:15Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,

Psa 89:16

Psa 89:16who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness.

Psa 89:17

Psa 89:17For thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted.

Psa 89:18

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

Psa 89:19

Psa 89:19Of old thou didst speak in a vision to thy faithful one, and say: "I have set the crown upon one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people.

Psa 89:20

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

Psa 89:21

Psa 89:21so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him.

Psa 89:22

Psa 89:22The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him.

Psa 89:23

Psa 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

Psa 89:24

Psa 89:24My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

Psa 89:25

Psa 89:25I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

Psa 89:26

Psa 89:26He shall cry to me, 'Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'

Psa 89:27

Psa 89:27And I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.

Psa 89:28

Psa 89:28My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever, and my covenant will stand firm for him.

Psa 89:29

Psa 89:29I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

Psa 89:30

Psa 89:30If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances,

Psa 89:31

Psa 89:31if they 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 scourges;

Psa 89:33

Psa 89:33but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, or be false to my faithfulness.

Psa 89:34

Psa 89:34I will not violate my covenant, or alter the word that went forth from my lips.

Psa 89:35

Psa 89:35Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.

Psa 89:36

Psa 89:36His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me.

Psa 89:37

Psa 89:37Like the moon it shall be established for ever; it shall stand firm while the skies endure." Selah

Psa 89:38

Psa 89:38But now thou hast cast off and rejected, thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.

Psa 89:39

Psa 89:39Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.

Psa 89:40

Psa 89:40Thou hast breached all his walls; thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.

Psa 89:41

Psa 89:41All that pass by despoil him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

Psa 89:42

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

Psa 89:43

Psa 89:43Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and thou hast not made him stand in battle.

Psa 89:44

Psa 89:44Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand, and cast his throne to the ground.

Psa 89:45

Psa 89:45Thou hast cut short the days of his youth; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah

Psa 89:46

Psa 89:46How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire?

Psa 89:47

Psa 89:47Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is, for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!

Psa 89:48

Psa 89:48What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Psa 89:49

Psa 89:49Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?

Psa 89:50

Psa 89:50Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned; how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,

Psa 89:51

Psa 89:51with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed.

Psa 89:52

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

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Psalm 89 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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

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