Psalm 8927
A well-written song28
by Ethan the Ezrachite
89:1 I will sing continually1
about the LORD’s faithful deeds,
to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness.2
89:2 For I say, “Loyal love is permanently
established,3
in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”4
89:3 The LORD said,5
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:
89:4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty,6
and establish your throne throughout future generations.’“7
(Selah)
89:5 O LORD, the heavens8
praise your amazing deeds,
as well your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.9
89:6 For who in the skies can compare to the LORD?
Who is like the LORD among the supernatural beings,10
89:7 a God who is honored11
in the great angelic assembly,12
and more awesome than13
all who surround him?
89:8 O LORD, sovereign God!14
Who is strong like you, O LORD?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
89:9 You rule over the proud sea.15
When its waves surge,16
you calm them.
89:10 You crushed the Proud One17
and killed it,18
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
89:11 The heavens belong to you, as does the earth.
You made the world and all it contains.19
89:12 You created the north and the south.
Tabor and Hermon20
rejoice in your name.
89:13 Your arm is powerful,
your hand strong,
your right hand21
victorious.22
89:14 Equity and justice are the foundation of
your throne.23
Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule.24
89:15 How happy are the people who worship you!25
O LORD, they experience your favor.26
89:16 They rejoice in your name all day long,
and are vindicated27
by your justice.
89:17 For you give them splendor and strength.28
By your favor we are victorious.29
89:18 For our shield belongs to the LORD,30
our king to the sovereign ruler of Israel.31
89:19 Then you32
spoke through a vision to your faithful followers33
and said:
“I have energized a warrior,34
I have raised up a young man35
from the people.
89:20 I have discovered David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him as king.36
89:21 My hand will support him,37
and my arm will strengthen him.
89:22 No enemy will be able to exact tribute38
from him,39
a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him.40
89:23 I will crush his enemies before him,
I will strike down those who hate him.
89:24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal
love,41
and by my name he will win victories.42
89:25 I will place his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers.43
89:26 He will call out to me,
‘You are my father,44
my God, and the protector who delivers me.’45
89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,46
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure.47
89:29 I will give him an eternal dynasty,48
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.49
89:30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,
89:31 if they break50
my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating
them with a club,51
their sin by inflicting them with bruises.52
89:33 But I will not remove53
my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise.54
89:34 I will not break55
my covenant,
or go back on what I promised.56
89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive57
David.
89:36 His dynasty will last forever.58
His throne will endure before me, like the sun,59
89:37 it will be remain stable, like the moon,60
his throne will endure like the skies.”61
(Selah)
89:38 But you have spurned62
and rejected him,
you are angry with your chosen king.63
89:39 You have repudiated64
your covenant with your servant,65
you have thrown his crown to the ground.66
89:40 You have broken down all his67
walls,
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
89:41 All who pass by68
have robbed him,
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
89:42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious,69
and all his enemies to rejoice.
89:43 You turn back70
his sword from the adversary,71
and have not sustained him in battle.72
89:44 You have brought to end his splendor,73
and have knocked74
his throne to the ground.
89:45 You have cut short his youth,75
and have covered him with shame. (Selah)
89:46 How long, O LORD, will this last?
Will you remain hidden forever?76
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
89:47 Take note of my brief lifespan!77
Why do you make all people so mortal?78
89:48 No man can live on without experiencing death,
or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.79
(Selah)
89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds,80
O sovereign master,81
the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David?82
89:50 Take note, O sovereign master,83
of the way your servants are taunted,84
and of how I must bear so many insults from people!85
89:51 Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults,
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.86
89:5287
The LORD deserves praise88
forevermore!
We agree! We agree!89