89:1  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.

89:2  I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."

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

89:4  'I will establish your seed forever, And build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.

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

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

89:7  A very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, To be feared above all those who are around him?

89:8  Yahweh, God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

89:9  You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

89:10  You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

89:11  The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; The world and its fullness. You have founded them.

89:12  The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

89:13  You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

89:14  Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

89:15  Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

89:16  In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

89:17  For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

89:18  For our shield belongs to Yahweh; Our king to the Holy One of Israel.

89:19  Then you spoke in vision to your saints, And said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

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

89:21  With whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

89:22  No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

89:23  I will beat down his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

89:24  But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

89:25  I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

89:26  He will call to me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

89:27  I will also appoint him my firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

89:28  I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.

89:29  I will also make his seed endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

89:30  If his children forsake my law, And don't walk in my ordinances;

89:31  If they break my statutes, And don't keep my commandments;

89:32  Then I will punish their sin with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

89:33  But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, Nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

89:34  I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what my lips have uttered.

89:35  Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

89:36  His seed will endure forever, His throne like the sun before me.

89:37  It will be established forever like the moon, The faithful witness in the sky." Selah.

89:38  But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

89:39  You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

89:40  You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

89:41  All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

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

89:43  Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, And haven't supported him in battle.

89:44  You have ended his splendor, And thrown his throne down to the ground.

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

89:46  How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

89:47  Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

89:48  What man is he who shall live and not see death, Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

89:49  Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, Which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

89:50  Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, How I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

89:51  With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, With which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

89:52  Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen.