A well-written song 2 by Ethan the Ezrachite.
89:1 I will sing continually 3 about the Lord’s faithful deeds;
to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. 4
89:2 For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established; 5
in the skies you set up your faithfulness.” 6
89:3 The Lord said, 7
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:
89:4 ‘I will give you an eternal dynasty 8
and establish your throne throughout future generations.’” 9 (Selah)
89:5 O Lord, the heavens 10 praise your amazing deeds,
as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. 11
89:6 For who in the skies can compare to the Lord?
Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings, 12
89:7 a God who is honored 13 in the great angelic assembly, 14
and more awesome than 15 all who surround him?
89:8 O Lord, sovereign God! 16
Who is strong like you, O Lord?
Your faithfulness surrounds you.
89:9 You rule over the proud sea. 17
When its waves surge, 18 you calm them.
89:10 You crushed the Proud One 19 and killed it; 20
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
89:11 The heavens belong to you, as does the earth.
You made the world and all it contains. 21
89:12 You created the north and the south.
Tabor and Hermon 22 rejoice in your name.
89:13 Your arm is powerful,
your hand strong,
your right hand 23 victorious. 24
89:14 Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. 25
Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. 26
89:15 How blessed are the people who worship you! 27
O Lord, they experience your favor. 28
89:16 They rejoice in your name all day long,
and are vindicated 29 by your justice.
89:17 For you give them splendor and strength. 30
By your favor we are victorious. 31
89:18 For our shield 32 belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel. 33
89:19 Then you 34 spoke through a vision to your faithful followers 35 and said:
“I have energized a warrior; 36
I have raised up a young man 37 from the people.
89:20 I have discovered David, my servant.
With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. 38
89:21 My hand will support him, 39
and my arm will strengthen him.
89:22 No enemy will be able to exact tribute 40 from him; 41
a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. 42
89:23 I will crush his enemies before him;
I will strike down those who hate him.
89:24 He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, 43
and by my name he will win victories. 44
89:25 I will place his hand over the sea,
his right hand over the rivers. 45
89:26 He will call out to me,
‘You are my father, 46 my God, and the protector who delivers me.’ 47
89:27 I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, 48
the most exalted of the earth’s kings.
89:28 I will always extend my loyal love to him,
and my covenant with him is secure. 49
89:29 I will give him an eternal dynasty, 50
and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. 51
89:30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,
89:31 if they break 52 my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
89:32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, 53
their sin by inflicting them with bruises. 54
89:33 But I will not remove 55 my loyal love from him,
nor be unfaithful to my promise. 56
89:34 I will not break 57 my covenant
or go back on what I promised. 58
89:35 Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness,
I will never deceive 59 David.
89:36 His dynasty will last forever. 60
His throne will endure before me, like the sun, 61
89:37 it will remain stable, like the moon, 62
his throne will endure like the skies.” 63 (Selah)
89:38 But you have spurned 64 and rejected him;
you are angry with your chosen king. 65
89:39 You have repudiated 66 your covenant with your servant; 67
you have thrown his crown to the ground. 68
89:40 You have broken down all his 69 walls;
you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.
89:41 All who pass by 70 have robbed him;
he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.
89:42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, 71
and all his enemies to rejoice.
89:43 You turn back 72 his sword from the adversary, 73
and have not sustained him in battle. 74
89:44 You have brought to an end his splendor, 75
and have knocked 76 his throne to the ground.
89:45 You have cut short his youth, 77
and have covered him with shame. (Selah)
89:46 How long, O Lord, will this last?
Will you remain hidden forever? 78
Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
89:47 Take note of my brief lifespan! 79
Why do you make all people so mortal? 80
89:48 No man can live on without experiencing death,
or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. 81 (Selah)
89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, 82 O Lord, 83
the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? 84
89:50 Take note, O Lord, 85 of the way your servants are taunted, 86
and of how I must bear so many insults from people! 87
89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;
they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. 88
89:52 89 The Lord deserves praise 90 forevermore!
We agree! We agree! 91