Psalms · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Psalm 89 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
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.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
2 I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant;
3 “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
5 The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the LORD,
6 For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,
7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?
7 a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is round about thee.
8 Yahweh, God of Armies, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.
9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
9 You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
11 The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
12 You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
13 You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14 Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth go before thy face.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
15 Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.
16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
16 In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
17 For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.
18 For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
18 For our shield belongs to Yahweh, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
19 Then you spoke in vision to your saints, and said, “I have given strength to the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
20 I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,
21 With whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.
21 with whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
22 No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.
23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.
23 I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
24 But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
26 He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
27 I also will make him [my ]firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
28 I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
29 I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
30 If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
31 if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
32 then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 But my mercy will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
33 But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
34 I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David;
35 Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
36 His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as ]the faithful witness in the sky. Selah
37 It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah.
38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
38 But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.
39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [even ]to the ground.
39 You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to rain.
40 You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
41 All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.
43 Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
43 Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported him in battle.
44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
44 You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah
45 You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.
46 How long, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? [how long ]shall thy wrath burn like fire?
46 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
47 O remember how short my time is: for what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!
47 Remember how short my time is, for what vanity you have created all the children of men!
48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
48 What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.
49 Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
49 Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of ]all the mighty peoples:
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
51 With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.
52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
52 Blessed be Yahweh forever more. Amen, and Amen.
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Ethan the Ezrahite
A wise man whom Solomon's wisdom surpassed.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89:1
Cross references (52)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 101:1; Psalm 89:8; Psalm 119:90; Lamentations 3:23; Psalm 89:33
- 2 Psalm 36:5; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalm 103:17; Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18
- 3 Psalm 132:11; 2 Samuel 7:10–16; 1 Kings 8:16; Hebrews 7:21; Acts 2:30
- 4 Luke 1:32–33; 2 Samuel 7:12–16; Isaiah 9:6–7; Psalm 132:12; Philippians 2:9–11
- 5 Psalm 19:1; Psalm 97:6; Isaiah 44:23; Revelation 7:10–12; 2 Thessalonians 1:7
- 6 Psalm 86:8; Jeremiah 10:6; Psalm 71:19; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 113:5
- 7 Psalm 47:2; Psalm 76:7–11; Hebrews 12:28–29; Jeremiah 10:7; Revelation 15:3–4
- 8 Psalm 71:19; Jeremiah 32:17; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 40:25–26; Psalm 147:5
- 9 Psalm 65:7; Psalm 107:25–29; Mark 4:41; Mark 4:39; Matthew 8:24–27
- 10 Psalm 87:4; Psalm 68:30; Psalm 144:6; Isaiah 24:1; Exodus 3:19–20
- 11 1 Chronicles 29:11; Genesis 1:1; Psalm 115:16; Psalm 24:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:26
- 12 Job 26:7; Joshua 12:1; Joshua 19:22; Deuteronomy 3:8–9; Judges 4:6
- 13 Psalm 62:11; Psalm 89:10; Daniel 4:34–35; Matthew 6:13
- 14 Psalm 97:2; Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 45:6–7; Psalm 145:17; Psalm 85:13
- 15 Psalm 44:3; Isaiah 2:5; Psalm 4:6; Job 29:3; Psalm 100:1
- 16 Philippians 4:4; Philippians 3:9; Psalm 29:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Psalm 89:12
- 17 Psalm 75:10; Psalm 92:10; Psalm 148:14; 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Corinthians 1:30–31
- 18 Psalm 47:9; Psalm 71:22; Isaiah 33:22; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 12:6
- 19 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Kings 11:34; Isaiah 9:6; Philippians 2:6–11; 2 Samuel 7:8–17
- 20 1 Samuel 16:12–13; Isaiah 61:1–3; 1 Samuel 16:1; John 3:34; Acts 13:22
- 21 Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 18:32–39; Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 89:13; Ezekiel 30:24–25
- 22 2 Samuel 7:10; 1 Chronicles 17:9; Matthew 4:1–10; John 17:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:3
- 23 2 Samuel 7:9; 2 Samuel 22:40–44; 2 Samuel 3:1; Psalm 18:40; 2 Samuel 7:1
- 24 2 Corinthians 1:20; Psalm 89:16–17; Psalm 91:14; John 17:6; Psalm 89:33
- 25 Psalm 80:11; Psalm 72:8–11; 1 Kings 4:21; Revelation 11:15; Psalm 2:8
- 26 2 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 22:47; Psalm 95:1; Psalm 62:6–7; Matthew 26:42
- 27 Colossians 1:15; Colossians 1:18; Romans 8:29; Revelation 19:16; Psalm 2:7
- 28 Isaiah 55:3; Acts 13:32–34; Jeremiah 33:20–21; Isaiah 54:10; 2 Samuel 7:15–16
- 29 Psalm 89:4; Deuteronomy 11:21; Isaiah 9:7; Psalm 89:36; Daniel 2:44
- 30 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 119:53; Proverbs 28:4; Psalm 132:12
- 31 Psalm 55:20
- 32 2 Samuel 7:14; Proverbs 3:11–12; Hebrews 12:6–11; 1 Kings 11:39; 1 Kings 11:14
- 33 Isaiah 54:8–10; 2 Samuel 7:15; Lamentations 3:31–32; Hebrews 6:18; Jeremiah 33:20–26
- 34 Numbers 23:19; Matthew 24:35; James 1:17; Malachi 3:6; Romans 11:29
- 35 Psalm 132:11; Hebrews 6:13; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:17; Amos 4:2
- 36 Psalm 72:5; Psalm 89:29; Isaiah 59:21; Psalm 72:17; Luke 1:33
- 37 Jeremiah 31:35–36; Psalm 104:19; Genesis 1:14–18; Genesis 9:13–16; Isaiah 54:9–10
- 38 1 Chronicles 28:9; Deuteronomy 32:19; Psalm 89:51; Psalm 106:40; Zechariah 13:7
- 39 Lamentations 5:16; Psalm 74:7; Isaiah 43:28; Psalm 89:34–36; John 13:7
- 40 Psalm 80:12; Lamentations 2:2; Lamentations 2:5; Isaiah 5:5–6; Job 1:10
- 41 Psalm 79:4; Jeremiah 50:17; Jeremiah 24:9; Deuteronomy 28:37; Daniel 9:16
- 42 Revelation 11:10; Psalm 80:6; Leviticus 26:17; John 16:20; Deuteronomy 28:25
- 43 2 Chronicles 25:8; Leviticus 26:36–37; Numbers 14:42; Numbers 14:45; Joshua 7:8–12
- 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 Psalm 109:29; Psalm 44:15; Micah 7:10; Psalm 102:23; Psalm 89:28–29
- 46 Psalm 79:5; Psalm 78:63; Psalm 90:13; Isaiah 45:15; Isaiah 8:17
- 47 Job 14:1; Job 7:7; Job 10:9; Job 9:25–26; James 4:14
- 48 Ecclesiastes 9:5; Psalm 49:15; Hebrews 11:5; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Psalm 49:7–9
- 49 2 Samuel 7:15; Hebrews 7:21; Isaiah 55:3; Psalm 54:5; Isaiah 63:7–15
- 50 Psalm 74:18; Psalm 74:22; Psalm 69:9; Romans 15:3; Psalm 79:10–12
- 51 1 Peter 4:14–16; Psalm 74:10; Matthew 5:10–12; Hebrews 11:36; Matthew 12:24
- 52 Psalm 41:13; Psalm 72:18–19; 1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 106:48; Habakkuk 3:17–19
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