Psalm 89

Elberfelder Bibel

1 Ein Maskil^[1]. Von Etan, dem Esrachiter. (1Kön 5,11) 2 Die Gnadenerweise des HERRN will ich ewig besingen, von Generation zu Generation mit meinem Mund deine Treue verkündigen. (Ps 40,11) 3 Denn ich sagte: Auf ewig wird die Gnade gebaut werden. Im Himmel wirst du festgründen deine Treue. 4 Einen Bund habe ich mit meinem Auserwählten geschlossen, habe David, meinem Knecht, geschworen: (1Chr 28,4; Ps 89,36; Ps 132,11; Jes 42,1; Apg 2,30)

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5 »Bis in Ewigkeit will ich deiner Nachkommenschaft Bestand geben und für alle Generationen bauen deinen Thron.« // (1Chr 17,11; Ps 61,8; Ps 89,30; Jes 9,6)

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6 Der Himmel wird deine Wunder preisen, HERR, ja, deine Treue in der Versammlung der Heiligen. 7 Denn wer in den Wolken ist mit dem HERRN zu vergleichen? Wer ist dem HERRN gleich unter den Göttersöhnen? (Ps 29,1; Ps 86,8; Offb 13,4) 8 Gott ist gefürchtet im Kreis der Heiligen, groß ist er und furchtbar über alle, die rings um ihn her sind. (5Mo 7,21) 9 HERR, Gott der Heerscharen! Wer ist stark wie du, Jah? Deine Treue ist rings um dich her. (Ps 113,5; Jes 11,5; Jer 32,18) 10 Du beherrschst des Meeres Toben^[2], erheben sich seine Wogen – du stillst sie. (Ps 65,8) 11 Du hast Rahab^[3] zertreten wie einen Erschlagenen. Mit deinem starken Arm hast du deine Feinde zerstreut. (Jes 51,9; Lk 1,51) 12 Dein ist der Himmel, und dein ist die Erde. Die Welt und ihre Fülle, du hast sie gegründet. (Ps 24,1; Ps 115,16) 13 Norden und Süden, du hast sie erschaffen. Tabor und Hermon jubeln in deinem Namen. (Hi 26,7; Ps 98,8; Jes 44,23) 14 Du hast einen gewaltigen Arm, stark ist deine Hand, erhoben deine Rechte. (2Mo 13,3; 2Mo 15,6; 2Mo 15,16) 15 Gerechtigkeit und Recht sind deines Thrones Grundfeste. Gnade und Treue^[4] gehen vor deinem Angesicht her. (Ps 97,2) 16 Glücklich ist das Volk, das den Jubelruf kennt! HERR, im Licht deines Angesichts wandeln sie. (3Mo 25,8; Jes 2,5; Offb 21,24) 17 In deinem Namen freuen sie sich täglich, und durch deine Gerechtigkeit werden sie erhöht. (Jes 45,24; Phil 4,4) 18 Denn die Zierde ihrer Stärke bist du; und durch deine Gunst^[5] wird unser Horn erhöht. (Ps 75,11; Ps 148,14) 19 Denn dem HERRN gehört unser Schild und dem Heiligen Israels unser König. (Ps 3,4) 20 Damals redetest du in einer Vision zu deinen Getreuen und sagtest: Hilfe^[6] habe ich auf einen Helden gelegt, ich habe einen Auserwählten erhöht aus dem Volk. (5Mo 17,15) 21 Ich habe David gefunden, meinen Knecht. Mit meinem heiligen Öl habe ich ihn gesalbt. (1Sam 16,13; Apg 13,22) 22 Meine Hand soll beständig mit ihm sein, und mein Arm soll ihn stärken. 23 Kein Feind soll ihn bedrängen und kein Sohn der Ungerechtigkeit ihn bedrücken. 24 Ich will seine Bedränger vor ihm zerschmettern. Die ihn hassen, will ich niederstoßen. 25 Meine Treue und meine Gnade sollen mit ihm sein, und durch meinen Namen soll sein Horn erhöht werden. (1Sam 2,10; Ps 132,17) 26 Ich will seine Hand auf das Meer legen, und seine Rechte auf die Ströme. (Sach 9,10) 27 Er wird mich anrufen: Mein Vater bist du, mein Gott und der Fels meiner Rettung! (2Sam 7,14; Ps 71,3; Hebr 1,5) 28 So will auch ich ihn zum Erstgeborenen machen, zum Höchsten unter den Königen der Erde. (Kol 1,15; Hebr 1,6; Offb 1,5; Offb 19,16)

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29 Ewig will ich ihm meine Gnade bewahren, und mein Bund soll ihm festbleiben. (2Sam 23,5; Jes 55,3) 30 Und ich will seine Nachkommen einsetzen für immer und seinen Thron wie die Tage des Himmels. (5Mo 11,21; Ps 89,5; Jer 33,17) 31 Wenn seine Söhne mein Gesetz verlassen und nicht wandeln in meinen Rechtsbestimmungen, (Jos 24,20) 32 wenn sie meine Ordnungen entweihen und meine Gebote nicht halten, (1Kön 9,6; Neh 1,7) 33 so werde ich ihr Vergehen mit der Rute und ihre Ungerechtigkeit mit Schlägen heimsuchen. (2Sam 7,14) 34 Aber meine Gnade werde ich nicht von ihm weichen lassen und nicht verleugnen meine Treue. (2Sam 7,15; Ps 18,51; 2Tim 2,13) 35 Ich werde meinen Bund nicht entweihen und nicht ändern, was hervorgegangen ist aus meinen Lippen. (4Mo 23,19) 36 Einmal habe ich geschworen bei meiner Heiligkeit –^[7] wie könnte ich David täuschen!^[8] –: (Ps 89,4; Am 4,2) 37 »Seine Nachkommenschaft soll ewig sein und sein Thron wie die Sonne vor mir. (Ps 89,5) 38 Wie der Mond wird er ewig fest stehen. Der Zeuge in den Wolken ist treu.« // 39 Du aber hast verworfen und verstoßen, bist sehr zornig gewesen gegen deinen Gesalbten. (Ps 44,10; Ps 60,3) 40 Preisgegeben hast du den Bund mit deinem Knecht, hast zu Boden ⟨geworfen und⟩ entweiht seine Krone. (Hes 21,31) 41 Du hast niedergerissen all seine Mauern, hast seine Burgen in Trümmer gelegt. (Jes 5,5) 42 Es haben ihn alle ausgeplündert, die des Weges vorübergehen. Er ist zum Hohn geworden seinen Nachbarn. (Ps 80,13) 43 Du hast erhöht die Rechte seiner Bedränger, hast erfreut alle seine Feinde. (Kla 2,17) 44 Auch hast du zurückweichen lassen die Schärfe seines Schwertes und hast ihn nicht bestehen lassen im Kampf. 45 Du hast aufhören lassen seinen Glanz und zur Erde gestürzt seinen Thron. (Kla 2,1) 46 Du hast verkürzt die Tage seiner Jugend, mit Schmach hast du ihn bedeckt. // (Ps 102,24; Jer 51,51) 47 Bis wann, HERR, willst du dich immerfort verbergen, soll wie Feuer brennen dein Zorn? (Ps 79,5) 48 ^[9] Gedenke meiner, wie ⟨kurz meine⟩ Lebensdauer ist,^[10] zu welcher Nichtigkeit du alle Menschenkinder erschaffen hast! (Ps 39,6; Ps 119,84) 49 Welcher Mann lebt und wird den Tod nicht sehen, wird sein Leben befreien von der Gewalt des Scheols? // (Ps 49,8; Röm 5,12) 50 Wo sind deine früheren Gnaden, Herr, die du David zugeschworen hast in deiner Treue? (Ps 89,4) 51 Gedenke, Herr, der Schmach deiner Knechte. In meiner Brust^[11] trage ich all die vielen Völker ⟨mit ihrem Hohn⟩, (Dan 9,16) 52 womit deine Feinde gehöhnt haben, HERR, womit sie gehöhnt haben die Fußspuren deines Gesalbten! (Ps 31,12; Ps 69,8; Ps 79,12) 53 Gepriesen sei der HERR ewig! Amen, ja Amen! (Ps 41,14; Offb 7,12)

English Standard Version

von Crossway

I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord

1 A Maskil^[1] of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. (1Kön 4,31; 1Chr 2,6; Ps 88,11; Ps 89,5; Ps 89,8; Ps 89,14; Ps 89,24; Ps 89,28; Ps 89,33; Ps 89,49; Ps 101,1; Ps 119,90; Jes 55,3)

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2 For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” (Ps 36,5; Ps 89,1) 3 You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: (2Sam 7,8; 1Kön 8,16; 1Chr 17,7; Ps 89,19; Ps 89,28; Ps 89,34; Ps 89,35; Ps 89,39; Ps 89,49; Ps 132,11; Jes 42,1; Jer 33,17)

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4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.’” (Ps 89,29; Ps 89,36; Jes 9,7; Lk 1,32; Joh 12,34)

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5 Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! (Hi 1,6; Hi 5,1; Hi 15,15; Ps 19,1; Ps 50,6; Ps 88,12; Ps 89,7; Ps 97,6; Offb 7,10)

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6 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings^[2] is like the Lord, (Ps 86,8; Ps 89,8) 7 a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him? (Ps 47,2; Ps 89,5; Ps 103,20) 8 O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? (1Sam 2,2; Ps 35,10; Ps 68,4) 9 You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. (Hi 38,11; Ps 65,7) 10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. (2Mo 14,30; Hi 9,13; Ps 53,5) 11 The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. (1Mo 1,1; 1Chr 29,11; Ps 24,1; Ps 104,5)

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12 The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. (5Mo 3,9; Hi 26,7; Ps 98,8; Jer 46,18)

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13 You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand. 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Ps 85,13; Ps 89,2; Ps 97,2) 15 Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, (Ps 4,6; Ps 66,1) 16 who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted. (Hi 36,7; Ps 20,5; Ps 20,7) 17 For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. (Ps 75,10; Ps 78,61; Ps 89,24) 18 For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. (Ps 47,9; Ps 71,22) 19 Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,^[3] and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. (2Sam 17,10; Ps 21,5; Ps 89,3) 20 I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, (1Sam 16,13; Apg 13,22) 21 so that my hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. (Ps 80,17) 22 The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. (2Sam 7,10) 23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. (2Sam 7,9; Ps 2,9) 24 My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. (Ps 89,1; Ps 89,17) 25 I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. (Ps 72,8) 26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ (2Sam 7,14; Ps 18,2) 27 And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. (2Mo 4,22; 4Mo 24,7; Röm 8,29; Kol 1,15; Kol 1,18; Hebr 1,5; Offb 19,16)

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28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm^[4] for him. (Ps 89,3) 29 I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. (Hi 14,12; Ps 89,4) 30 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,^[5] (2Sam 7,14; 1Kön 2,4) 31 if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, 32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, (Hi 9,34) 33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness. 34 I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. (Ps 89,28) 35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. (Ps 60,6; Hebr 6,18) 36 His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. (Ps 72,5; Ps 89,4; Ps 89,29) 37 Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” (Hi 16,19; Ps 89,36) 38 But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. (Ps 44,9; Ps 89,20; Ps 89,51) 39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. (Hi 19,9; Ps 74,7; Ps 89,3; Kla 2,7)

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40 You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. (Ps 80,12) 41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. (Ps 44,13; Ps 69,9; Ps 69,19; Ps 89,40; Ps 89,50)

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42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. 43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle. 44 You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground. 45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. (Ps 71,13; Ps 102,23; Ps 109,29) 46 How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? (Ps 13,1; Ps 78,63; Ps 79,5) 47 Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man! (Hi 7,7; Hi 10,9; Hi 14,1; Ps 39,5)

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48 What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Ps 16,10; Ps 49,9; Lk 2,26; Hebr 11,5)

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49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? (Ps 89,1) 50 Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults^[6] of all the many nations, (Ps 74,18; Ps 74,22; Ps 79,12; Ps 89,41)

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51 with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. (Ps 17,11; Ps 56,6; Ps 89,20; Ps 89,38)

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52 Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen and Amen. (Ps 41,13)

New International Version

von Biblica

A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 I will sing of the Lord’s great love for ever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.^[1] 2 I will declare that your love stands firm for ever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. 3 You said, ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, 4 “I will establish your line for ever and make your throne firm through all generations.” ’^[2] 5 The heavens praise your wonders, Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. 6 For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings? 7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. 8 Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you. 9 You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. 10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. 11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. 12 You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. 13 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. 15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord. 16 They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness. 17 For you are their glory and strength, and by your favour you exalt our horn.^[3] 18 Indeed, our shield^[4] belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. 19 Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: ‘I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. 21 My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. 22 The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him. 23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries. 24 My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn^[5] will be exalted. 25 I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. 26 He will call out to me, “You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Saviour.” 27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. 28 I will maintain my love to him for ever, and my covenant with him will never fail. 29 I will establish his line for ever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. 30 ‘If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes, 31 if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands, 32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging; 33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. 34 I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. 35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness – and I will not lie to David – 36 that his line will continue for ever and his throne endure before me like the sun; 37 it will be established for ever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.’ 38 But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one. 39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust. 40 You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. 41 All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbours. 42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. 43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle. 44 You have put an end to his splendour and cast his throne to the ground. 45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. 46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself for ever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? 47 Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity! 48 Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave? 49 Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David? 50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has^[6] been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations, 51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one. 52 Praise be to the Lord for ever! Amen and Amen.

New International Reader’s Version

von Biblica

A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 LORD, I will sing about your great love for ever. For all time to come, I will tell how faithful you are. 2 I will tell everyone that your love stands firm for ever. I will tell them that you are always faithful, even in heaven itself. 3 You said, ‘Here is the covenant I have made with my chosen one. Here is the promise I have made to my servant David. 4 “I will make your family line continue for ever. I will make your kingdom secure for all time to come.” ’ 5 LORD, the heavens praise you for your wonderful deeds. When your holy angels gather together, they praise you for how faithful you are. 6 Who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who among the angels is like the LORD? 7 God is highly respected among his holy angels. He’s more wonderful than all those who are around him. 8 LORD God who rules over all, who is like you? LORD, you are mighty. You are faithful in everything you do. 9 You rule over the stormy sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them down. 10 You crushed Egypt and killed her people. With your powerful arm you scattered your enemies. 11 The heavens belong to you. The earth is yours also. You made the world and everything that is in it. 12 You created everything from north to south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you with joy. 13 Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is mighty. 14 Your kingdom is built on what is right and fair. Your faithful love leads the way in front of you. 15 Blessed are those who have learned to shout praise to you. LORD, they live in the light of your kindness. 16 All day long they are full of joy because of who you are. They celebrate the fact that you do what is right. 17 You bring them glory and give them strength. You are pleased to honour our king. 18 Our king is like a shield that keeps us safe. He belongs to the LORD. He belongs to the Holy One of Israel. 19 You once spoke to your faithful people in a vision. You said, ‘I have given strength to a soldier. I have raised up a young man from among the people. 20 I have found my servant David. I have poured my sacred oil on his head. 21 My powerful hand will keep him going. My mighty arm will give him strength. 22 No enemy will have the victory over him. No evil person will treat him badly. 23 I will crush the king’s enemies. I will completely destroy them. 24 I will love him and be faithful to him. Because of me his power will increase. 25 I will give him a great kingdom. It will reach from the Mediterranean Sea to the River Euphrates. 26 He will call out to me, “You are my Father. You are my God. You are my Rock and Saviour.” 27 I will also make him my eldest son. Among all the kings of the earth, he will be the most important one. 28 I will continue to love him for ever. I will never break my covenant with him. 29 I will make his family line continue for ever. His kingdom will last as long as the heavens. 30 ‘What if his sons turn away from my laws and do not follow them? 31 What if they disobey my orders and fail to keep my commands? 32 Then I will punish them for their sins. I will strike them with a rod. I will whip them for their evil acts. 33 But I will not stop loving David. I will always be faithful to him. 34 I will not break my covenant. I will not go back on my word. 35 Once and for all, I have made a promise. It is based on my holiness. And I will not lie to David. 36 His family line will continue for ever. His kingdom will last as long as the sun. 37 It will last for ever like the moon, that faithful witness in the sky.’ 38 But you have turned your back on your anointed king. You have been very angry with him. 39 You have broken the covenant you made with him. You have thrown your servant’s crown into the dirt. 40 You have broken through the walls around his city. You have completely destroyed his secure places. 41 All those who pass by have carried off what belonged to him. His neighbours make fun of him. 42 You have made his enemies strong. You have made all of them happy. 43 You have made his sword useless. You have not helped him in battle. 44 You have put an end to his glory. You have knocked his throne to the ground. 45 You have cut short the days of his life. You have covered him with shame. 46 LORD, how long will you hide yourself? Will it be for ever? How long will your anger burn like fire? 47 Remember how short my life is. You have created all people for such a useless purpose! 48 Who can live and not die? Who can escape the power of the grave? 49 Lord, where is the great love you used to have? You faithfully promised it to David. 50 Lord, remember how my enemies have made fun of me. I’ve had to put up with mean words from all the nations. 51 LORD, your enemies have said mean things. They have laughed at everything your anointed king has done. 52 Give praise to the LORD for ever! Amen and Amen.

King James Version

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. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? 9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.