Psalm 89 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Lord’s Covenant with David and Israel’s Afflictions.

A ^[a]Maskil of ^[b]Ethan ^[c]the Ezrahite.

89 I will ^(A)sing of the graciousness of the Lord forever;
To all generations I will ^(B)make Your ^(C)faithfulness known with my mouth.
² For I have said, “^(D)Graciousness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your ^(E)faithfulness.”
³ “I have made a covenant with ^(F)My chosen;
I have ^(G)sworn to My servant David,
⁴ I will establish your ^[d](H)descendants forever
And build up your ^(I)throne to all generations.” Selah

⁵ The ^(J)heavens will praise Your wonders, Lord;
Your faithfulness also ^(K)in the assembly of the ^(L)holy ones.
⁶ For ^(M)who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?
Who among the ^[e](N)sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
⁷ A God ^(O)greatly feared in the council of the ^(P)holy ones,
And ^(Q)awesome above all those who are around Him?
⁸ Lord God of armies, ^(R)who is like You, mighty ^[f]Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
⁹ You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You ^(S)calm them.
¹⁰ You Yourself crushed ^[g](T)Rahab like one who is slain;
You ^(U)scattered Your enemies with ^[h]Your mighty arm.

¹¹ The ^(V)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The ^(W)world and ^[i]all it contains, You have established them.
¹² The ^(X)north and the south, You have created them;
^(Y)Tabor and ^(Z)Hermon ^(AA)shout for joy at Your name.
¹³ You have ^[j]a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your ^(AB)right hand is exalted.
^{14 (AC)}Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
^(AD)Mercy and ^[k]truth go before You.
¹⁵ Blessed are the people who know the ^[l](AE)joyful sound!
Lord, they walk in the ^(AF)light of Your face.
¹⁶ In ^(AG)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.
¹⁷ For You are the glory of ^(AH)their strength,
And by Your favor ^[m]our ^(AI)horn is exalted.
¹⁸ For our ^(AJ)shield belongs to the Lord,
^[n]And our king to the ^(AK)Holy One of Israel.

^{19 [o]}Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ^[p]ones,
And said, “I have ^[q]given help to one who is ^(AL)mighty;
I have exalted one ^(AM)chosen from the people.
²⁰ I have ^(AN)found My servant David;
With My holy ^(AO)oil I have anointed him,
²¹ With whom ^(AP)My hand will be established;
My arm also will ^(AQ)strengthen him.
²² The enemy will not ^[r]deceive him,
Nor will the ^[s](AR)son of wickedness afflict him.
²³ But I will ^(AS)crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.
²⁴ My ^(AT)faithfulness and My favor will be with him,
And in My name his ^(AU)horn will be exalted.
²⁵ I will also place his hand ^(AV)on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.
²⁶ He will call to Me, ‘You are ^(AW)my Father,
My God, and the ^(AX)rock of my salvation.’
²⁷ I will also make him My ^(AY)firstborn,
The ^(AZ)highest of the kings of the earth.
²⁸ I will maintain My ^(BA)favor for him forever,
And My ^(BB)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
²⁹ So I will establish his ^[t](BC)descendants forever,
And his ^(BD)throne ^(BE)as the days of heaven.

³⁰ “If his sons ^(BF)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,
³¹ If they ^[u]violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,
³² Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the ^(BG)rod,
And their guilt with ^[v]afflictions.
³³ But I will not ^[w]withhold ^(BH)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.
³⁴ I will not ^[x]violate My ^(BI)covenant,
Nor will I ^(BJ)alter ^[y]the utterance of My lips.
^{35 [z]}Once I have ^(BK)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.
³⁶ His ^[aa](BL)descendants shall endure forever,
And his ^(BM)throne ^(BN)as the sun before Me.
³⁷ It shall be established forever ^(BO)like the moon,
And a ^(BP)witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah

³⁸ But You have ^(BQ)rejected and ^(BR)refused,
You have been full of wrath ^[ab]against Your ^(BS)anointed.
³⁹ You have ^[ac](BT)repudiated the covenant of Your servant;
You have ^(BU)profaned ^(BV)his crown ^[ad]in the dust.
⁴⁰ You have ^(BW)broken down all his walls;
You have ^(BX)brought his strongholds to ruin.
^{41 (BY)}All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a ^(BZ)disgrace to his neighbors.
⁴² You have ^(CA)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have ^(CB)made all his enemies rejoice.
⁴³ You also turn back the edge of his sword,
And have ^(CC)not made him stand in battle.
⁴⁴ You have put an end to his ^[ae](CD)splendor
And cast his throne to the ground.
⁴⁵ You have ^(CE)shortened the days of his youth;
You have ^(CF)covered him with shame. Selah

^{46 (CG)}How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your ^(CH)wrath burn like fire?
^{47 (CI)}Remember ^[af]what my lifespan is;
For what ^(CJ)futility ^[ag]You have created all the sons of mankind!
⁴⁸ What man can live and not ^(CK)see death?
Can he ^(CL)save his soul from the ^[ah]power of ^[ai]Sheol? Selah

⁴⁹ Where are Your former acts of favor, Lord,
Which You ^(CM)swore to David in Your faithfulness?
⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, the ^(CN)taunt against Your servants;
^[aj]How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,
⁵¹ With which ^(CO)Your enemies have taunted, Lord,
With which they have taunted the footsteps of ^(CP)Your anointed.

^{52 (CQ)}Blessed be the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 89 Title Possibly, Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
2. Psalm 89 Title 1 Kin 4:31
3. Psalm 89 Title Ps 88: title
4. Psalm 89:4 Lit seed
5. Psalm 89:6 Or sons of gods
6. Psalm 89:8 Heb Yah
7. Psalm 89:10 I.e., Egypt, as a sea monster; not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2
8. Psalm 89:10 Lit the arm of Your might
9. Psalm 89:11 Lit its fullness
10. Psalm 89:13 Lit an arm with strength
11. Psalm 89:14 Or faithfulness
12. Psalm 89:15 Or blast of the trumpet, shout of joy
13. Psalm 89:17 Another reading is You exalt our horn
14. Psalm 89:18 Or Even to the Holy One of Israel our King
15. Psalm 89:19 Or At that time
16. Psalm 89:19 Some mss one
17. Psalm 89:19 Lit placed help upon
18. Psalm 89:22 Or exact usury from him
19. Psalm 89:22 Or wicked man
20. Psalm 89:29 Lit seed
21. Psalm 89:31 Lit profane
22. Psalm 89:32 Or plagues
23. Psalm 89:33 Lit break
24. Psalm 89:34 Lit profane
25. Psalm 89:34 Lit that which goes forth
26. Psalm 89:35 Or One thing
27. Psalm 89:36 Lit seed
28. Psalm 89:38 Lit with
29. Psalm 89:39 I.e., scornfully rejected
30. Psalm 89:39 Lit to the ground
31. Psalm 89:44 Lit clearness, luster
32. Psalm 89:47 Lit of what duration I am
33. Psalm 89:47 Or have You...mankind?
34. Psalm 89:48 Lit hand
35. Psalm 89:48 I.e., the netherworld
36. Psalm 89:50 Lit My bearing in my chest

Cross references

1. Psalm 89:1 : Ps 59:16; 101:1
2. Psalm 89:1 : Ps 40:10
3. Psalm 89:1 : Ps 36:5; 88:11; 89:5, 8, 24, 33, 49; 92:2; 119:90; Is 25:1; Lam 3:23
4. Psalm 89:2 : Ps 103:17
5. Psalm 89:2 : Ps 36:5; 119:90
6. Psalm 89:3 : 1 Kin 8:16
7. Psalm 89:3 : Ps 132:11
8. Psalm 89:4 : 2 Sam 7:16
9. Psalm 89:4 : 2 Sam 7:13; Is 9:7; Luke 1:33
10. Psalm 89:5 : Ps 19:1; 97:6
11. Psalm 89:5 : Ps 149:1
12. Psalm 89:5 : Job 5:1
13. Psalm 89:6 : Ps 86:8; 113:5
14. Psalm 89:6 : Ps 29:1; 82:1
15. Psalm 89:7 : Ps 47:2; 68:35; 76:7, 11
16. Psalm 89:7 : Ps 89:5
17. Psalm 89:7 : Ps 96:4
18. Psalm 89:8 : Ps 35:10; 71:19
19. Psalm 89:9 : Ps 65:7; 107:29
20. Psalm 89:10 : Ps 87:4; Is 30:7; 51:9
21. Psalm 89:10 : Ps 18:14; 68:1; 144:6
22. Psalm 89:11 : Gen 1:1; 1 Chr 29:11; Ps 96:5
23. Psalm 89:11 : Ps 24:1
24. Psalm 89:12 : Job 26:7
25. Psalm 89:12 : Josh 19:22; Judg 4:6; Jer 46:18
26. Psalm 89:12 : Deut 3:8; Josh 11:17; 12:1; Ps 133:3; Song 4:8
27. Psalm 89:12 : Ps 98:8
28. Psalm 89:13 : Ps 98:1; 118:16
29. Psalm 89:14 : Ps 97:2
30. Psalm 89:14 : Ps 85:13
31. Psalm 89:15 : Lev 23:24; Num 10:10; Ps 98:6
32. Psalm 89:15 : Ps 4:6; 44:3; 67:1; 80:3; 90:8
33. Psalm 89:16 : Ps 105:3
34. Psalm 89:17 : Ps 28:8
35. Psalm 89:17 : Ps 75:10; 92:10; 148:14
36. Psalm 89:18 : Ps 47:9
37. Psalm 89:18 : Ps 71:22; 78:41
38. Psalm 89:19 : 2 Sam 17:10
39. Psalm 89:19 : 1 Kin 11:34; Ps 78:70
40. Psalm 89:20 : 1 Sam 13:14; 16:1-12; Acts 13:22
41. Psalm 89:20 : 1 Sam 16:13
42. Psalm 89:21 : Ps 18:35; 80:17
43. Psalm 89:21 : Ps 18:32
44. Psalm 89:22 : 2 Sam 7:10; Ps 125:3
45. Psalm 89:23 : 2 Sam 7:9; Ps 18:40
46. Psalm 89:24 : Ps 89:1
47. Psalm 89:24 : Ps 132:17
48. Psalm 89:25 : Ps 72:8
49. Psalm 89:26 : 2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 22:10; Jer 3:19
50. Psalm 89:26 : 2 Sam 22:47; Ps 95:1
51. Psalm 89:27 : Ex 4:22; Ps 2:7; Jer 31:9; Col 1:15, 18
52. Psalm 89:27 : Num 24:7; Ps 72:11; Rev 19:16
53. Psalm 89:28 : Ps 89:33
54. Psalm 89:28 : Ps 89:3, 34
55. Psalm 89:29 : Ps 18:50; 89:4, 36
56. Psalm 89:29 : 1 Kin 2:4; Ps 89:4; 132:12; Is 9:7; Jer 33:17
57. Psalm 89:29 : Deut 11:21
58. Psalm 89:30 : 2 Sam 7:14; Ps 119:53
59. Psalm 89:32 : Job 9:34; 21:9
60. Psalm 89:33 : 2 Sam 7:15
61. Psalm 89:34 : Deut 7:9; Jer 33:20, 21
62. Psalm 89:34 : Num 23:19
63. Psalm 89:35 : Ps 60:6; Amos 4:2
64. Psalm 89:36 : Ps 89:29; Luke 1:33
65. Psalm 89:36 : Ps 72:5
66. Psalm 89:36 : Ps 72:17
67. Psalm 89:37 : Ps 72:5
68. Psalm 89:37 : Job 16:19
69. Psalm 89:38 : Ps 44:9
70. Psalm 89:38 : Deut 32:19; 1 Chr 28:9
71. Psalm 89:38 : Ps 20:6; 89:20, 51
72. Psalm 89:39 : Ps 78:59; Lam 2:7
73. Psalm 89:39 : Ps 74:7
74. Psalm 89:39 : Lam 5:16
75. Psalm 89:40 : Ps 80:12
76. Psalm 89:40 : Lam 2:2, 5
77. Psalm 89:41 : Ps 80:12
78. Psalm 89:41 : Ps 44:13; 69:9, 19; 79:4
79. Psalm 89:42 : Ps 13:2
80. Psalm 89:42 : Ps 80:6
81. Psalm 89:43 : Ps 44:10
82. Psalm 89:44 : Ezek 28:7
83. Psalm 89:45 : Ps 102:23
84. Psalm 89:45 : Ps 44:15; 71:13; 109:29
85. Psalm 89:46 : Ps 13:1; 44:24
86. Psalm 89:46 : Ps 79:5; 80:4
87. Psalm 89:47 : Job 7:7; 10:9; 14:1
88. Psalm 89:47 : Ps 39:5; 62:9; Eccl 1:2; 2:11
89. Psalm 89:48 : Ps 22:29; 49:9
90. Psalm 89:48 : Ps 49:15
91. Psalm 89:49 : 2 Sam 7:15; Jer 30:9; Ezek 34:23
92. Psalm 89:50 : Ps 69:9; 74:18, 22
93. Psalm 89:51 : Ps 74:10, 18, 22
94. Psalm 89:51 : Ps 89:38
95. Psalm 89:52 : Ps 41:13; 72:19; 106:48