89:1 A maskil by Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O Yahweh. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation.
89:2 I said, “Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens.”
89:3 You said, “I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
89:4 ‘I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.’” Selah
89:5 O Yahweh, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
89:6 Who in the skies can compare with Yahweh? Who among the heavenly beings is like Yahweh?
89:7 El is terrifying in the council of the holy ones. He is greater and more awe-inspiring than those who surround him.
89:8 O Yahweh Elohim Tsebaoth, who is like you? Mighty Yah, even your faithfulness surrounds you.
89:9 You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
89:10 You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse. With your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
89:11 The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it.
89:12 You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing your name joyfully.
89:13 Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.
89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne. Mercy and truth stand in front of you.
89:15 Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O Yahweh.
89:16 They find joy in your name all day long. They are joyful in your righteousness
89:17 because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.
89:18 Our shield belongs to Yahweh. Our king belongs to Qedosh Yisrael.
89:19 Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: “I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.
89:20 I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.
89:21 My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength.
89:22 No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.
89:23 I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.
89:24 My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.
89:25 I will put his left hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
89:26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Ab, my El, and the rock of my salvation.’
89:27 Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
89:28 My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.
89:29 I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.
89:30 “If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
89:31 if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,
89:32 then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.
89:33 But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.
89:34 I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.
89:35 On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.
89:36 His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun.
89:37 Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven.”
89:38 But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one.
89:39 You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.
89:40 You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins.
89:41 (Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors’ scorn.)
89:42 You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice.
89:43 You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle.
89:44 You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.
89:45 You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah
89:46 How long, O Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?
89:47 Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam’s descendants for no reason?
89:48 Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah
89:49 Where is the evidence of your mercy, Adonay? You swore an oath to David on the basis of your faithfulness.
89:50 Remember, O Yahweh, how your servant has been insulted. Remember how I have carried in my heart the insults from so many people.
89:51 Your enemies insulted me. They insulted your Mashiach every step he took.
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