Ps 89

AA Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. (MT 89:2; LXX 88:1; LXX 88:2; Rahlfs 88:1; Rahlfs 88:2) מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְאֵיתָ֥ן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃ 2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” (MT 89:3; LXX 88:3; Rahlfs 88:3) חַֽסְדֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עוֹלָ֣ם אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֓ר ׀ אוֹדִ֖יעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בְּפִֽי׃ 3You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: (MT 89:4; LXX 88:4; Rahlfs 88:4) כִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם ׀ תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃ 4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah (MT 89:5; LXX 88:5; Rahlfs 88:5) כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ 5The heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. (MT 89:6; LXX 88:6; Rahlfs 88:6) עַד־ע֭וֹלָם אָכִ֣ין זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וּבָנִ֨יתִי לְדֹר־וָד֖וֹר כִּסְאֲךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃ 6For who in the skies can compare with the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord? (MT 89:7; LXX 88:7; Rahlfs 88:7) וְי֘וֹד֤וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה אַף־אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בִּקְהַ֥ל קְדֹשִֽׁים׃ 7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. (MT 89:8; LXX 88:8; Rahlfs 88:8) כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃ 8O Lord God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty Lord, Your faithfulness surrounds You. (MT 89:9; LXX 88:9; Rahlfs 88:9) אֵ֣ל נַ֭עֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁ֣ים רַבָּ֑ה וְ֝נוֹרָ֗א עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃ 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. (MT 89:10; LXX 88:10; Rahlfs 88:10) יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־כָֽמ֖וֹךָ חֲסִ֥ין ׀ יָ֑הּ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ 10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. (MT 89:11; LXX 88:11; Rahlfs 88:11) אַתָּ֣ה מ֭וֹשֵׁל בְּגֵא֣וּת הַיָּ֑ם בְּשׂ֥וֹא גַ֝לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃ 11The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. (MT 89:12; LXX 88:12; Rahlfs 88:12) אַתָּ֤ה דִכִּ֣אתָ כֶחָלָ֣ל רָ֑הַב בִּזְר֥וֹעַ עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃ 12North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. (MT 89:13; LXX 88:13; Rahlfs 88:13) לְךָ֣ שָׁ֭מַיִם אַף־לְךָ֥ אָ֑רֶץ תֵּבֵ֥ל וּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּ אַתָּ֥ה יְסַדְתָּֽם׃ 13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted. (MT 89:14; LXX 88:14; Rahlfs 88:14) צָפ֣וֹן וְ֭יָמִין אַתָּ֣ה בְרָאתָ֑ם תָּב֥וֹר וְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃ 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. (MT 89:15; LXX 88:15; Rahlfs 88:15) לְךָ֣ זְ֭רוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז יָ֝דְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ 15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O Lord, in the light of Your presence. (MT 89:16; LXX 88:16; Rahlfs 88:16) צֶ֣דֶק וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃ 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult. (MT 89:17; LXX 88:17; Rahlfs 88:17) אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם יוֹדְעֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה בְּֽאוֹר־פָּנֶ֥יךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃ 17For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. (MT 89:18; LXX 88:18; Rahlfs 88:18) בְּ֭שִׁמְךָ יְגִיל֣וּן כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ יָרֽוּמוּ׃ 18Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. (MT 89:19; LXX 88:19; Rahlfs 88:19) כִּֽי־תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מוֹ אָ֑תָּה וּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗ תרים קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃ 19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. (MT 89:20; LXX 88:20; Rahlfs 88:20) כִּ֣י לַֽ֭יהוָה מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃ 20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. (MT 89:21; LXX 88:21; Rahlfs 88:21) אָ֤ז דִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־בְחָ֡זוֹן לַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר שִׁוִּ֣יתִי עֵ֭זֶר עַל־גִּבּ֑וֹר הֲרִימ֖וֹתִי בָח֣וּר מֵעָֽם׃ 21My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. (MT 89:22; LXX 88:22; Rahlfs 88:22) מָ֭צָאתִי דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֑י בְּשֶׁ֖מֶן קָדְשִׁ֣י מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃ 22No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. (MT 89:23; LXX 88:23; Rahlfs 88:23) אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָ֭דִי תִּכּ֣וֹן עִמּ֑וֹ אַף־זְרוֹעִ֥י תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃ 23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. (MT 89:24; LXX 88:24; Rahlfs 88:24) לֹֽא־יַשִּׁ֣א אוֹיֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ וּבֶן־עַ֝וְלָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃ 24My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. (MT 89:25; LXX 88:25; Rahlfs 88:25) וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃ 25I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers. (MT 89:26; LXX 88:26; Rahlfs 88:26) וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י וְחַסְדִּ֣י עִמּ֑וֹ וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗י תָּר֥וּם קַרְנֽוֹ׃ 26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ (MT 89:27; LXX 88:27; Rahlfs 88:27) וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י בַיָּ֣ם יָד֑וֹ וּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹת יְמִינֽוֹ׃ 27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. (MT 89:28; LXX 88:28; Rahlfs 88:28) ה֣וּא יִ֭קְרָאֵנִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה אֵ֝לִ֗י וְצ֣וּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ 28I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. (MT 89:29; LXX 88:29; Rahlfs 88:29) אַף־אָ֭נִי בְּכ֣וֹר אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. (MT 89:30; LXX 88:30; Rahlfs 88:30) לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם אשמור־ל֣וֹ חַסְדִּ֑י וּ֝בְרִיתִ֗י נֶאֱמֶ֥נֶת לֽוֹ׃ 30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, (MT 89:31; LXX 88:31; Rahlfs 88:31) וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י לָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ כִּימֵ֥י שָׁמָֽיִם׃ 31if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, (MT 89:32; LXX 88:32; Rahlfs 88:32) אִם־יַֽעַזְב֣וּ בָ֭נָיו תּוֹרָתִ֑י וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י לֹ֣א יֵלֵכֽוּן׃ 32I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. (MT 89:33; LXX 88:33; Rahlfs 88:33) אִם־חֻקֹּתַ֥י יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ 33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. (MT 89:34; LXX 88:34; Rahlfs 88:34) וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י בְשֵׁ֣בֶט פִּשְׁעָ֑ם וּבִנְגָעִ֥ים עֲוֺנָֽם׃ 34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. (MT 89:35; LXX 88:35; Rahlfs 88:35) וְ֭חַסְדִּי לֹֽא־אָפִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃ 35Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— (MT 89:36; LXX 88:36; Rahlfs 88:36) לֹא־אֲחַלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתִ֑י וּמוֹצָ֥א שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י לֹ֣א אֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃ 36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, (MT 89:37; LXX 88:37; Rahlfs 88:37) אַ֭חַת נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י אִֽם־לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah (MT 89:38; LXX 88:38; Rahlfs 88:38) זַ֭רְעוֹ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִהְיֶ֑ה וְכִסְא֖וֹ כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽי׃ 38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. (MT 89:39; LXX 88:39; Rahlfs 88:39) כְּ֭יָרֵחַ יִכּ֣וֹן עוֹלָ֑ם וְעֵ֥ד בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק נֶאֱמָ֥ן סֶֽלָה׃ 39You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. (MT 89:40; LXX 88:40; Rahlfs 88:40) וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃ 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. (MT 89:41; LXX 88:41; Rahlfs 88:41) נֵ֭אַרְתָּה בְּרִ֣ית עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ לָאָ֣רֶץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃ 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors. (MT 89:42; LXX 88:42; Rahlfs 88:42) פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃ 42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. (MT 89:43; LXX 88:43; Rahlfs 88:43) שַׁ֭סֻּהוּ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ הָיָ֥ה חֶ֝רְפָּ֗ה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃ 43You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle. (MT 89:44; LXX 88:44; Rahlfs 88:44) הֲ֭רִימוֹתָ יְמִ֣ין צָרָ֑יו הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּ כָּל־אוֹיְבָֽיו׃ 44You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. (MT 89:45; LXX 88:45; Rahlfs 88:45) אַף־תָּ֭שִׁיב צ֣וּר חַרְבּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ 45You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah (MT 89:46; LXX 88:46; Rahlfs 88:46) הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ מִטְּהָר֑וֹ וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ לָאָ֥רֶץ מִגַּֽרְתָּה׃ 46How long, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? (MT 89:47; LXX 88:47; Rahlfs 88:47) הִ֭קְצַרְתָּ יְמֵ֣י עֲלוּמָ֑יו הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ עָלָ֖יו בּוּשָׁ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ 47Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! (MT 89:48; LXX 88:48; Rahlfs 88:48) עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּסָּתֵ֣ר לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֖ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֣שׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ 48What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah (MT 89:49; LXX 88:49; Rahlfs 88:49) זְכָר־אֲנִ֥י מֶה־חָ֑לֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם׃ 49Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David? (MT 89:50; LXX 88:50; Rahlfs 88:50) מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־מָּ֑וֶת יְמַלֵּ֨ט נַפְשׁ֖וֹ מִיַּד־שְׁא֣וֹל סֶֽלָה׃ 50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— (MT 89:51; LXX 88:51; Rahlfs 88:51) אַיֵּ֤ה ׀ חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לְ֝דָוִ֗ד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ 51how Your enemies have taunted, O Lord, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! (MT 89:52; LXX 88:52; Rahlfs 88:52) זְכֹ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי חֶרְפַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ שְׂאֵתִ֥י בְ֝חֵיקִ֗י כָּל־רַבִּ֥ים עַמִּֽים׃ 52Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen and amen. (MT 89:53; LXX 88:53; Rahlfs 88:53) אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵרְפ֖וּ אוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ ׀ יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חֵ֝רְפ֗וּ עִקְּב֥וֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃