Psalm 89

1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.RV1885 — Psalm 89:1

2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.RV1885 — Psalm 89:2

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant;RV1885 — Psalm 89:3

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. SelahRV1885 — Psalm 89:4

5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.RV1885 — Psalm 89:5

6 For who in the skies can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto the Lord,RV1885 — Psalm 89:6

7 A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?RV1885 — Psalm 89:7

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness is round about thee.RV1885 — Psalm 89:8

9 Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.RV1885 — Psalm 89:9

10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.RV1885 — Psalm 89:10

11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.RV1885 — Psalm 89:11

12 The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.RV1885 — Psalm 89:12

13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.RV1885 — Psalm 89:13

14 Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth go before thy face.RV1885 — Psalm 89:14

15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.RV1885 — Psalm 89:15

16 In thy name do they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.RV1885 — Psalm 89:16

17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.RV1885 — Psalm 89:17

18 For our shield belongeth unto the Lord; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.RV1885 — Psalm 89:18

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.RV1885 — Psalm 89:19

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:RV1885 — Psalm 89:20

21 With whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.RV1885 — Psalm 89:21

22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.RV1885 — Psalm 89:22

23 And I will beat down his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.RV1885 — Psalm 89:23

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.RV1885 — Psalm 89:24

25 I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.RV1885 — Psalm 89:25

26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.RV1885 — Psalm 89:26

27 I also will make him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.RV1885 — Psalm 89:27

28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.RV1885 — Psalm 89:28

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.RV1885 — Psalm 89:29

30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;RV1885 — Psalm 89:30

31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;RV1885 — Psalm 89:31

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.RV1885 — Psalm 89:32

33 But my mercy will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.RV1885 — Psalm 89:33

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.RV1885 — Psalm 89:34

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David;RV1885 — Psalm 89:35

36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.RV1885 — Psalm 89:36

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky. SelahRV1885 — Psalm 89:37

38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.RV1885 — Psalm 89:38

39 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.RV1885 — Psalm 89:39

40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to rain.RV1885 — Psalm 89:40

41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.RV1885 — Psalm 89:41

42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.RV1885 — Psalm 89:42

43 Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.RV1885 — Psalm 89:43

44 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.RV1885 — Psalm 89:44

45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. SelahRV1885 — Psalm 89:45

46 How long, O Lord, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? how long shall thy wrath burn like fire?RV1885 — Psalm 89:46

47 O remember how short my time is: for what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!RV1885 — Psalm 89:47

48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? SelahRV1885 — Psalm 89:48

49 Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?RV1885 — Psalm 89:49

50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples:RV1885 — Psalm 89:50

51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.RV1885 — Psalm 89:51

52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.RV1885 — Psalm 89:52