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Psalm 89 Bible in Basic English

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1 Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite. My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.
1 Masquil de Ethán Ezrahita. LAS misericordias de Jehová cantaré perpetuamente: en generación y generación haré notoria tu verdad con mi boca.
2 For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
2 Porque dije: Para siempre será edificada misericordia; en los mismos cielos apoyarás tu verdad.
3 I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
3 Hice alianza con mi escogido; juré á David mi siervo, [diciendo]:
4 I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
4 Para siempre confirmaré tu simiente, y edificaré tu trono por todas las generaciones. (Selah.)
5 In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
5 Y celebrarán los cielos tu maravilla, oh Jehová; tu verdad también en la congregación de los santos.
6 For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?
6 Porque ¿quién en los cielos se igualará con Jehová? ¿quién será semejante á Jehová entre los hijos de los potentados?
7 God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
7 Dios terrible en la grande congregación de los santos, y formidable sobre todos cuantos están alrededor suyo.
8 O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.
8 Oh Jehová, Dios de los ejércitos, ¿quién como tú? Poderoso eres, Jehová, y tu verdad está en torno de ti.
9 You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.
9 Tú tienes dominio sobre la bravura de la mar: cuando se levantan sus ondas, tú las sosiegas.
10 Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.
10 Tú quebrantaste á Rahab como á un muerto: con el brazo de tu fortaleza esparciste á tus enemigos.
11 Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
11 Tuyos los cielos, tuya también la tierra: el mundo y su plenitud, tú lo fundaste.
12 You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.
12 Al aquilón y al austro tú los criaste: Tabor y Hermón cantarán en tu nombre.
13 Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.
13 Tuyo el brazo con valentía; fuerte es tu mano, ensalzada tu diestra.
14 The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
14 Justicia y juicio son el asiento de tu trono: misericordia y verdad van delante de tu rostro.
15 Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.
15 Bienaventurado el pueblo que sabe aclamarte: andarán, oh Jehová, á la luz de tu rostro.
16 In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.
16 En tu nombre se alegrarán todo el día; y en tu justicia serán ensalzados.
17 For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.
17 Porque tú eres la gloria de su fortaleza; y por tu buena voluntad ensalzarás nuestro cuerno.
18 For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.
18 Porque Jehová es nuestro escudo; y nuestro rey es el Santo de Israel.
19 Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
19 Entonces hablaste en visión á tu santo, y dijiste: Yo he puesto el socorro sobre valiente; he ensalzado [un] escogido de mi pueblo.
20 I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.
20 Hallé á David mi siervo; ungílo con el aceite de mi santidad.
21 My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.
21 Mi mano será firme con él, mi brazo también lo fortificará.
22 The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
22 No lo avasallará enemigo, ni hijo de iniquidad lo quebrantará.
23 I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.
23 Mas yo quebrantaré delante de él á sus enemigos, y heriré á sus aborrecedores.
24 But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.
24 Y mi verdad y mi misericordia serán con él; y en mi nombre será ensalzado su cuerno.
25 I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
25 Asimismo pondré su mano en la mar, y en los ríos su diestra.
26 He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.
26 El me llamará: Mi padre eres tú, mi Dios, y la roca de mi salud.
27 And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.
27 Yo también le pondré [por] primogénito, alto sobre los reyes de la tierra.
28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
28 Para siempre le conservaré mi misericordia; y mi alianza será firme con él.
29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
29 Y pondré su simiente para siempre, y su trono como los días de los cielos.
30 If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;
30 Si dejaren sus hijos mi ley, y no anduvieren en mis juicios;
31 If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;
31 Si profanaren mis estatutos, y no guardaren mis mandamientos;
32 Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
32 Entonces visitaré con vara su rebelión, y con azotes sus iniquidades.
33 But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
33 Mas no quitaré de él mi misericordia, ni falsearé mi verdad.
34 I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.
34 No olvidaré mi pacto, ni mudaré lo que ha salido de mis labios.
35 I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.
35 Una vez he jurado por mi santidad, que no mentiré á David.
36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.
36 Su simiente será para siempre, y su trono como el sol delante de mí.
37 It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
37 Como la luna será firme para siempre, y [como] un testigo fiel en el cielo. (Selah.)
38 But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.
38 Mas tú desechaste y menospreciaste á tu ungido; y te has airado [con él].
39 You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.
39 Rompiste el pacto de tu siervo; has profanado su corona [hasta] la tierra.
40 All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.
40 Aportillaste todos sus vallados; has quebrantado sus fortalezas.
41 All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.
41 Menoscabáronle todos los que pasaron por el camino: es oprobio á sus vecinos.
42 You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.
42 Has ensalzado la diestra de sus enemigos; has alegrado á todos sus adversarios.
43 His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.
43 Embotaste asimismo el filo de su espada, y no lo levantaste en la batalla.
44 You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.
44 Hiciste cesar su brillo, y echaste su trono por tierra.
45 You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)
45 Has acortado los días de su juventud; hasle cubierto de afrenta. (Selah.)
46 How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?
46 ¿Hasta cuándo, oh Jehová? ¿te esconderás para siempre? ¿arderá tu ira como el fuego?
47 See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?
47 Acuérdate de cuán corto sea mi tiempo: ¿por qué habrás criado en vano á todos los hijos del hombre?
48 What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)
48 ¿Qué hombre vivirá y no verá muerte? ¿librarás su vida del poder del sepulcro? (Selah.)
49 Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
49 Señor, ¿dónde están tus antiguas misericordias, que juraste á David por tu verdad?
50 Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;
50 Señor, acuérdate del oprobio de tus siervos; [oprobio que] llevo yo en mi seno de muchos pueblos.
51 The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.
51 Porque tus enemigos, oh Jehová, han deshonrado, porque tus enemigos han deshonrado los pasos de tu ungido.
52 Let the Lord be praised for ever. So be it, So be it.
52 Bendito Jehová para siempre. Amén, y Amén.

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    Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89:1

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Cross references (52)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 101:1; Psalm 89:8; Psalm 119:90; Lamentations 3:23; Psalm 89:33
  2. 2 Psalm 36:5; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalm 103:17; Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18
  3. 3 Psalm 132:11; 2 Samuel 7:10–16; 1 Kings 8:16; Hebrews 7:21; Acts 2:30
  4. 4 Luke 1:32–33; 2 Samuel 7:12–16; Isaiah 9:6–7; Psalm 132:12; Philippians 2:9–11
  5. 5 Psalm 19:1; Psalm 97:6; Isaiah 44:23; Revelation 7:10–12; 2 Thessalonians 1:7
  6. 6 Psalm 86:8; Jeremiah 10:6; Psalm 71:19; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 113:5
  7. 7 Psalm 47:2; Psalm 76:7–11; Hebrews 12:28–29; Jeremiah 10:7; Revelation 15:3–4
  8. 8 Psalm 71:19; Jeremiah 32:17; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 40:25–26; Psalm 147:5
  9. 9 Psalm 65:7; Psalm 107:25–29; Mark 4:41; Mark 4:39; Matthew 8:24–27
  10. 10 Psalm 87:4; Psalm 68:30; Psalm 144:6; Isaiah 24:1; Exodus 3:19–20
  11. 11 1 Chronicles 29:11; Genesis 1:1; Psalm 115:16; Psalm 24:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:26
  12. 12 Job 26:7; Joshua 12:1; Joshua 19:22; Deuteronomy 3:8–9; Judges 4:6
  13. 13 Psalm 62:11; Psalm 89:10; Daniel 4:34–35; Matthew 6:13
  14. 14 Psalm 97:2; Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 45:6–7; Psalm 145:17; Psalm 85:13
  15. 15 Psalm 44:3; Isaiah 2:5; Psalm 4:6; Job 29:3; Psalm 100:1
  16. 16 Philippians 4:4; Philippians 3:9; Psalm 29:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Psalm 89:12
  17. 17 Psalm 75:10; Psalm 92:10; Psalm 148:14; 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Corinthians 1:30–31
  18. 18 Psalm 47:9; Psalm 71:22; Isaiah 33:22; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 12:6
  19. 19 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Kings 11:34; Isaiah 9:6; Philippians 2:6–11; 2 Samuel 7:8–17
  20. 20 1 Samuel 16:12–13; Isaiah 61:1–3; 1 Samuel 16:1; John 3:34; Acts 13:22
  21. 21 Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 18:32–39; Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 89:13; Ezekiel 30:24–25
  22. 22 2 Samuel 7:10; 1 Chronicles 17:9; Matthew 4:1–10; John 17:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:3
  23. 23 2 Samuel 7:9; 2 Samuel 22:40–44; 2 Samuel 3:1; Psalm 18:40; 2 Samuel 7:1
  24. 24 2 Corinthians 1:20; Psalm 89:16–17; Psalm 91:14; John 17:6; Psalm 89:33
  25. 25 Psalm 80:11; Psalm 72:8–11; 1 Kings 4:21; Revelation 11:15; Psalm 2:8
  26. 26 2 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 22:47; Psalm 95:1; Psalm 62:6–7; Matthew 26:42
  27. 27 Colossians 1:15; Colossians 1:18; Romans 8:29; Revelation 19:16; Psalm 2:7
  28. 28 Isaiah 55:3; Acts 13:32–34; Jeremiah 33:20–21; Isaiah 54:10; 2 Samuel 7:15–16
  29. 29 Psalm 89:4; Deuteronomy 11:21; Isaiah 9:7; Psalm 89:36; Daniel 2:44
  30. 30 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 119:53; Proverbs 28:4; Psalm 132:12
  31. 31 Psalm 55:20
  32. 32 2 Samuel 7:14; Proverbs 3:11–12; Hebrews 12:6–11; 1 Kings 11:39; 1 Kings 11:14
  33. 33 Isaiah 54:8–10; 2 Samuel 7:15; Lamentations 3:31–32; Hebrews 6:18; Jeremiah 33:20–26
  34. 34 Numbers 23:19; Matthew 24:35; James 1:17; Malachi 3:6; Romans 11:29
  35. 35 Psalm 132:11; Hebrews 6:13; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:17; Amos 4:2
  36. 36 Psalm 72:5; Psalm 89:29; Isaiah 59:21; Psalm 72:17; Luke 1:33
  37. 37 Jeremiah 31:35–36; Psalm 104:19; Genesis 1:14–18; Genesis 9:13–16; Isaiah 54:9–10
  38. 38 1 Chronicles 28:9; Deuteronomy 32:19; Psalm 89:51; Psalm 106:40; Zechariah 13:7
  39. 39 Lamentations 5:16; Psalm 74:7; Isaiah 43:28; Psalm 89:34–36; John 13:7
  40. 40 Psalm 80:12; Lamentations 2:2; Lamentations 2:5; Isaiah 5:5–6; Job 1:10
  41. 41 Psalm 79:4; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 24:9; Deuteronomy 28:37; Daniel 9:16
  42. 42 Revelation 11:10; Psalm 80:6; Leviticus 26:17; John 16:20; Deuteronomy 28:25
  43. 43 2 Chronicles 25:8; Leviticus 26:36–37; Numbers 14:42; Numbers 14:45; Joshua 7:8–12
  44. 44 1 Kings 12:16–20; 1 Samuel 4:21–22; 1 Kings 14:25–28; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10; Daniel 7:20–25
  45. 45 Psalm 109:29; Psalm 44:15; Micah 7:10; Psalm 102:23; Psalm 89:28–29
  46. 46 Psalm 79:5; Psalm 78:63; Psalm 90:13; Isaiah 45:15; Isaiah 8:17
  47. 47 Job 14:1; Job 7:7; Job 10:9; Job 9:25–26; James 4:14
  48. 48 Ecclesiastes 9:5; Psalm 49:15; Hebrews 11:5; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Psalm 49:7–9
  49. 49 2 Samuel 7:15; Hebrews 7:21; Isaiah 55:3; Psalm 54:5; Isaiah 63:7–15
  50. 50 Psalm 74:18; Psalm 74:22; Psalm 69:9; Romans 15:3; Psalm 79:10–12
  51. 51 1 Peter 4:14–16; Psalm 74:10; Matthew 5:10–12; Hebrews 11:36; Matthew 12:24
  52. 52 Psalm 41:13; Psalm 72:18–19; 1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 106:48; Habakkuk 3:17–19

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 89.

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LXXXVIII)

    The Title of this eighty-seventh Psalm contains a fresh subject for enquiry: the words occurring here, "for Melech to respond," being nowhere else found.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 89:32 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Chapters 5–8)

    Their fierce and bloody minds were awed, and bridled, and marvellously tempered by Him who so long before said by His prophet, "I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquities with stripes; nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from them." Chapter 8 — Of the Advantages and Disadvantages Which Often Indiscriminately Accrue to… Will some …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 89:37 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVIII)

    Human witness oftentimes there is not; but He who fashioned us, an unerring witness, abides faithful in heaven, and beholds what thou doest.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 89:16 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapter V)

    In the Old Testament it is said through (en) God we shall do valiantly, and, "My praise shall be continually of (en) thee;" and again, "In thy name will I rejoice." In Paul we read, "In God who created all things," and, "Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;" and "if now …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  5. Quotes verse 89:3 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVII, Chapters 9–11)

    … Israelite," mention is made of the promises God made to king David, and some things are there added similar to those found in the Book of Samuel, such as this, "I have sworn to David my servant that I will prepare his seed for ever." And again, "Then thou spakest in vision to thy sons, and saidst, I have laid …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)