Psalm 89
Perplexity about God’s Promises
A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. x
1 I will sing about the LORD’S faithful love forever; y
I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations
with my mouth. z
“Faithful love is built up forever;
you establish your faithfulness in the heavens.” a
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.’ ” b Selah
5 LORD, the heavens praise your wonders c—
your faithfulness also—
in the assembly of the holy ones. d
6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD?
Who among the heavenly beings E is like the LORD? e
7 God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than F all who surround him. f
who is strong like you, LORD? g
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
when its waves surge, you still them. h
10 You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; i
you scattered your enemies with your powerful arm. j
11 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours.
The world and everything in it—you founded them. k
12 North and south—you created them. l
Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at your name. m
your hand is powerful;
your right hand is lifted high. n
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of your throne; o
faithful love and truth go before you. p
15 Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; q
LORD, they walk in the light from your face. r
16 They rejoice in your name all day long,
and they are exalted by your righteousness. s
17 For you are their magnificent strength; t
by your favor our horn is exalted. u
18 Surely our shield G belongs to the LORD,
our king to the Holy One of Israel. v
19 You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones
and said: “I have granted help to a warrior;
I have exalted one chosen H from the people. w
20 I have found David my servant;
I have anointed him with my sacred oil. x
21 My hand will always be with him,
and my arm will strengthen him. y
22 The enemy will not oppress I him;
the wicked will not afflict him. z
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike those who hate him. a
24 My faithfulness and love will be with him,
and through my name
his horn will be exalted. b
25 I will extend his power to the sea
and his right hand to the rivers. c
26 He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, d
my God, the rock of my salvation.’ e
27 I will also make him my firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth. f
28 I will always preserve my faithful love for him,
and my covenant with him will endure. g
29 I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts. J,h
30 If his sons abandon my instruction
and do not live by my ordinances, i
31 if they dishonor my statutes
and do not keep my commands, j
32 then I will call their rebellion
to account with the rod,
their iniquity with blows. k
my faithful love from him
or betray my faithfulness. l
34 I will not violate my covenant
or change what my lips have said. m
I have sworn an oath by my holiness;
I will not lie to David. n
36 His offspring will continue forever,
his throne like the sun before me, o
37 like the moon, established forever,
a faithful witness in the sky.” p Selah
38 But you have spurned and rejected him;
you have become enraged with your anointed. q
39 You have repudiated the covenant with your servant;
you have completely dishonored his crown. K,r
40 You have broken down all his walls;
you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. s
41 All who pass by plunder him; t
he has become an object of ridicule
to his neighbors. u
42 You have lifted high the right hand of his foes;
you have made all his enemies rejoice. v
43 You have also turned back his sharp sword
and have not let him stand in battle. w
44 You have made his splendor L cease
and have overturned his throne. x
45 You have shortened the days of his youth;
you have covered him with shame. y Selah
46 How long, LORD? Will you hide forever?
Will your anger keep burning like fire? z
47 Remember how short my life is.
Have you created everyone for nothing? a
48 What courageous person can live and never see death?
Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? b Selah
49 Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love
that you swore to David in your faithfulness? c
50 Remember, Lord, the ridicule against your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—
51 how your enemies have ridiculed, LORD,
how they have ridiculed every step of your anointed. d
52 Blessed be the LORD forever.
Amen and amen. e