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89:0 To be sung my the goodness of God

89 A song[fn] of Eytan, one of Ezra’s descendants.

89 I will sing of Yahweh’s acts of loyal commitment forever.

≈I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.

2 because I’ve said, “Loyal commitment has been established forever.

≈You have established your truthfulness in the heavens.”

3 “I have made an agreement with my chosen one,

≈I’ve made a promise to my servant David.

4 I will establish your descendants forever,

≈and I will establish your throne through all generations.”[ref] (Instrumental break.)

5 ≈The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh.

Your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones

6 because who in the heavens can be compared to Yahweh?

≈Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?

7 He’s a God who is greatly honoured in the council of the holy ones

≈and is awesome among all who are around him.

8 Army commander Yahweh, God,

who is strong like you, Yahweh?

Your truthfulness surrounds you.

9 You rule the raging sea—

≈when the waves surge, you calm them.

10 You crushed the proud one,[fn] like someone that’s killed.

≈You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.

11 The heavens belong to you, and the earth as well.

≈You made the world and all it contains.

12 You created the north and the south.

Mt. Tabor and Mt. Hermon happily shout your name.

13 You have a powerful fighting arm

≈and a strong hand, and your sword hand is held high.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.

≈Loyal commitment and trustworthiness come before you.

15 The people who know the happy shout are fortunate.

Yahweh, they live knowing that you are always watching over them.

16 They celebrate your reputation all day long,

≈and they praise you for always doing what is right.

17 You are their majestic strength,

≈and by your favour our strength turns into victory.

18 because our shield belongs to Yahweh—

≈our king belongs to Israel’s holy one.

19 Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones.

You said, “I’ve helped a warrior.”

≈I’ve raised up one chosen from among the people.

20 I have chosen David my servant—

≈I’ve anointed him with my sacred oil.

21 My hand will support him.

≈My arm will also be with him to strengthen him.

22 No enemy will deceive him.

≈No wicked man will oppress him.

23 I will crush his enemies in front of him.

≈I will kill those who hate him.

24 My truth and my loyal commitment will be with him.

He will win victories with my help.

25 I will place his hand over the sea

and his right hand over the rivers.

26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my father,

my God, and the reliable one who rescues me.’

27 I also will place him as my firstborn son,

the highest king on the earth.

28 I will extend my loyal commitment to him forever,

and my agreement with him will be secure.

29 I will make his descendants endure forever

and his throne as enduring as the skies above.

30 If his children forsake my law

and don’t follow my regulations,

31 if they break my rules

and don’t keep my commands,

32 then will I punish their rebellion with a rod

and their disobedience with stripes from a whip.

33 But I won’t break off my loyal commitment to him

or be unfaithful to my promise.

34 I won’t break my agreement

or change the words of my lips.

35 Once and for all I have made an oath by my holiness—

I won’t lie to David:

36 his descendants will continue forever

and his throne as long as the sun before me.

37 It will be established forever like the moon,

the faithful witness in the sky.” (Instrumental break.)

38 But you have refused and rejected—

you’ve been angry with your anointed king.

39 You have renounced the agreement with your servant.

You have desecrated his crown in the dust.

40 You have broken down all his walls.

≈You have ruined his fortresses.

41 Everyone who goes past on the road rob him.

He’s become an object of disgust to his neighbours.

42 You have given strength to his enemies;

≈You’ve made all his enemies celebrate.

43 You turn back the edge of his sword

≈and haven’t supported him in the battle.

44 You have brought his splendour to an end.

≈You’ve thrown his throne down to the ground.

45 You have shortened the days of his youth.

You have covered him with shame. (Instrumental break.)

46 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever?

≈How long will your anger burn like fire?

47 Oh, think about how short my time is,

≈and for what emptiness you’ve created all of humanity’s children.

48 Who can live and not see death,

≈or rescue his own life from the clutch of the grave? (Instrumental break.)

49 Lord, where are your former acts of loyal commitment

that you sincerely promised to David?

50 My master, call to mind the mocking directed against your servants

≈and how I bear so many insults from the nations in my heart.

51 Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh.

They mock the footsteps of your anointed one.

52 Blessed be Yahweh forever. Yes, indeed, let it be so.

89:0 In Hebrew, ‘maskil’ is perhaps the name of this class of song.

89:10 Heb. ‘Rahav’. The second part of this line implies that it’s not referring to a person here, but probably ‘Egypt’ (or possibly even ‘the huge sea monster’).

89:4: 2Sam 7:12-16; 1Ch 17:11-14; Psa 132:11; Acts 2:30.

89 A _poem of_ʼĒytān the_ˊEzrāʼhite.
2 [fn] the _covenant _loyalti(es)_of YHWH forever I _will _sing to_generation and_generation I _will _make _known faithfulness _of_your in/on/at/with_mouth _of_my.
3 [fn] if/because I _have _said forever covenant _loyalty the_heavens it _will _be _built you _establish faithfulness _of_your in/on/at/with_them.
4 [fn] I _have _made a _covenant with_chosen _of_my I _have _sworn _an _oath to_Dāvid servant _of_my.
5 [fn] until perpetuity I _will _establish descendants _of_your and_build _up for_generation and_generation throne _of_your Şelāh.
6 [fn] and_praise the_heavens wonders _of_your Oh_YHWH also faithfulness _of_your in/on/at/with_assembly _of the_holy_ones.
7 [fn] if/because who in/on/at/with_skies is _he _comparable to/for_YHWH is _he _like to/for_YHWH in/on/at/with_sons _of gods.
[fn] 8 [fn] god is_awesome in/on/at/with_council _of the_holy_ones much and_awesome above all _of around _of_him.
9 [fn] Oh_YHWH god _of hosts who like_you is_mighty Oh _Yah and_faithfulness _of_your surrounds _of_you.
10 [fn] you are_ruling in/on/at/with_raging _of the_sea in/on/at/with_rise waves _of_its you still_them.
11 [fn] you you _crushed like _the_slain Rāḩāⱱ in/on/at/with_arm _of mighty _of_your you _scattered enemies _of_your.
12 [fn] to/for_yourself(m) heaven also to/for_yourself(m) the_earth the_world and_all _that _is _in _of_it you founded_them.
13 [fn] the_north and_south you created_them Tāⱱōr and_Ḩermōn in/on/at/with_name _of_your they _shout _for _joy.
14 [fn] to/for_yourself(m) an _arm with strength hand _of_your it _is _strong right _hand _of_your it _is _exalted.
15 [fn] is_righteousness and_justice the _foundation _of throne _of_your covenant _loyalty and_faithfulness they _come _to _meet your(ms)_faces/face.
16 [fn] how _blessed the_people which_know _of (of)_a _shout _of _joy Oh_YHWH in/on/at/with_light _of countenance _of_your walk.
17 [fn] in/on/at/with_name _of_your rejoice all _of the_day and_in/on/at/with_righteousness _of_your they _are _exalted.
18 [fn] if/because are_the _splendour _of strength _of_their you and_in/on/at/with_favour _of_your it _is _exalted[fn] horn _of_our.
19 [fn] if/because to/for_YHWH shield _of_our and_to_holy _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) king _of_our.
20 [fn] then you _spoke in/on/at/with_vision to_faithful _of_your and_she/it _said I _have _placed help on a _warrior I _have _raised _up a _chosen_one from_people.
21 [fn] I _have _found Dāvid servant _of_my in/on/at/with_oil _of holy _of_my anointed_him.
22 [fn] whom hand _of_my it _will _be _steadfast with_him/it also arm _of_my strengthen_him.
23 [fn] not he _will _deceive an _enemy in/on/over_him/it and_man _of injustice not afflict_him.
24 [fn] and_crush at_before _of_him foes _of_his and_hate _of_him I _will _strike _down.
25 [fn] and_faithfulness _of_my and_love _of_my with_him/it and_in/on/at/with_name _of_my horn _of_his it _will _be _exalted.
26 [fn] and_set in/on/at/with_sea his/its_hand and_in/on/at/with_rivers right _hand _of_his.
27 [fn] he cry_me father _of_my you god _of_my and_rock _of salvation _of_my.
28 [fn] also I firstborn make_him most _high of_kings _of the_earth.
29 [fn] to_forever I _will _keep[fn] to_him/it steadfast _love _of_my and_covenant _of_my will _be_reliable to_him/it.
30 [fn] and_establish to_forever his/its_seed and_throne _of_his as_days _of the_heavens.
31 [fn] if they _will _abandon sons _of_his law _of_my and_in/on/at/with_ordinances _of_my not walk.
32 [fn] if statutes _of_my they _will _violate and_commandments _of_my not they _will _keep.
33 [fn] and_punish in/on/at/with_rod transgression _of_their and_in/on/at/with_stripes iniquity _of_their.
34 [fn] and_steadfast _love _of_my not I _will _break _off from_with_him and_not I _will _deal _falsely in/on/at/with_faithfulness _of_my.
35 [fn] not I _will _violate covenant _of_my and_that _went _forth _of lips _of_my not I _will _change.
36 [fn] one_time I _have _sworn _an _oath in/on/at/with_holiness _of_my if to_Dāvid I _will _lie.
37 [fn] his/its_seed to_forever it _will _be and_throne _of_his like _the_sun before_me.
38 [fn] like_moon it _will _be _established forever and_witness in/on/at/with_sky which_is_reliable Şelāh.
39 [fn] and_you(ms) you _have _spurned and_rejected you _have _been _furious with anointed _of_your.
40 [fn] you _have _repudiated the _covenant _of servant _of_your you _have _profaned in _the_dust crown _of_his.
41 [fn] you _have _broken _through all _of walls _of_his you _have _made strongholds _of_his a _ruin.
[fn] 42 [fn] plunder_him all _of those _who_pass _by _of the_road he _has _become a _reproach to_neighbours _of_his.
43 [fn] you _have _exalted the _right _hand _of foes _of_his you _have _allowed _to _rejoice all _of enemies _of_his.
44 [fn] also you _turn _back the _flint _of sword _of_his and_not supported_him in/on/at/with_battle.
45 [fn] you _have _made _cease to_splendour _of_his and_throne _of_his to _the_ground you _have _thrown.
46 [fn] you _have _cut _short the _days _of youth _of_his you _have _wrapped on/upon/above_him/it shame Şelāh.
47 [fn] until when Oh_YHWH will _you _hide _yourself to_forever will _it _burn like a _fire severe _anger _of_your.
48 [fn] remember I what is_lifespan concerning what emptiness have _you _created all _of the_children _of humankind.
49 [fn] who is_the_man who_he _will _live and_not he _will _see death who_he _will _deliver soul _of_his from_power _of Shəʼōl Şelāh.
50 [fn] where steadfast _love _of_your the_former my_master which_you _swore _an _oath to_Dāvid in/on/at/with_faithfulness _of_your.
51 [fn] remember my_master the _reproach _of your_servants bear_I in/on/at/with_bosom _of_my all _of many peoples.
52 [fn] which they _have _reproached enemies _of_your Oh_YHWH which they _have _reproached the _footprints _of anointed _of_your.

89:2 Note: KJB: Ps.89.1

89:3 Note: KJB: Ps.89.2

89:4 Note: KJB: Ps.89.3

89:5 Note: KJB: Ps.89.4

89:6 Note: KJB: Ps.89.5

89:7 Note: KJB: Ps.89.6

89:7 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

89:8 Note: KJB: Ps.89.7

89:9 Note: KJB: Ps.89.8

89:10 Note: KJB: Ps.89.9

89:11 Note: KJB: Ps.89.10

89:12 Note: KJB: Ps.89.11

89:13 Note: KJB: Ps.89.12

89:14 Note: KJB: Ps.89.13

89:15 Note: KJB: Ps.89.14

89:16 Note: KJB: Ps.89.15

89:17 Note: KJB: Ps.89.16

89:18 Note: KJB: Ps.89.17

89:18 OSHB variant note: תרים: (x-qere) ’תָּר֥וּם’: lemma_7311 a morph_HVqi3fs id_19JGx תָּר֥וּם

89:19 Note: KJB: Ps.89.18

89:20 Note: KJB: Ps.89.19

89:21 Note: KJB: Ps.89.20

89:22 Note: KJB: Ps.89.21

89:23 Note: KJB: Ps.89.22

89:24 Note: KJB: Ps.89.23

89:25 Note: KJB: Ps.89.24

89:26 Note: KJB: Ps.89.25

89:27 Note: KJB: Ps.89.26

89:28 Note: KJB: Ps.89.27

89:29 Note: KJB: Ps.89.28

89:29 OSHB variant note: אשמור: (x-qere) ’אֶשְׁמָר’: lemma_8104 morph_HVqi1cs id_19b8w אֶשְׁמָר

89:30 Note: KJB: Ps.89.29

89:31 Note: KJB: Ps.89.30

89:32 Note: KJB: Ps.89.31

89:33 Note: KJB: Ps.89.32

89:34 Note: KJB: Ps.89.33

89:35 Note: KJB: Ps.89.34

89:36 Note: KJB: Ps.89.35

89:37 Note: KJB: Ps.89.36

89:38 Note: KJB: Ps.89.37

89:39 Note: KJB: Ps.89.38

89:40 Note: KJB: Ps.89.39

89:41 Note: KJB: Ps.89.40

89:41 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

89:42 Note: KJB: Ps.89.41

89:43 Note: KJB: Ps.89.42

89:44 Note: KJB: Ps.89.43

89:45 Note: KJB: Ps.89.44

89:46 Note: KJB: Ps.89.45

89:47 Note: KJB: Ps.89.46

89:48 Note: KJB: Ps.89.47

89:49 Note: KJB: Ps.89.48

89:50 Note: KJB: Ps.89.49

89:51 Note: KJB: Ps.89.50

89:52 Note: KJB: Ps.89.51

OET by section PSA 89:1

Song 89/To be sung my the goodness of God

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OET by section PSA 89:1

Song 89/To be sung my the goodness of God

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