New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 89:3-28

3“I have madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with 1My chosenH972; I have 2swornH7650 to DavidH1732 My servantH5650,4I will establishH3559 your 3seedH2233 foreverH5704 H5769 And buildH1129 up your 4throneH3678 to allH1755 generationsH1755.” 5SelahH5542.

5The 6heavensH8064 will praiseH3034 Your wondersH6382, O LordH3068; Your faithfulnessH530 alsoH637 7in the assemblyH6951 of the 8holyH6918 onesH6918.6For 9whoH4310 in the skiesH7834 is comparableH6186 to the LordH3068? Who among the 10 11sonsH1121 of the mightyH410 is likeH1819 the LordH3068,7A GodH410 12greatlyH7227 fearedH6206 in the councilH5475 of the 13holyH6918 onesH6918, And 14awesomeH3372 aboveH5921 allH3605 those who are aroundH5439 Him?8O LordH3068 GodH430 of hostsH6635, 15whoH4310 is likeH3644 You, O mightyH2626 16LordH3050? Your faithfulnessH530 also surroundsH5439 You.9You ruleH4910 the swellingH1348 of the seaH3220; When its wavesH1530 riseH5375, You 17stillH7623 them.10You YourselfH859 crushedH1792 18 19RahabH7293 like one who is slainH2491; You 20scatteredH6340 Your enemiesH340 with 21Your mightyH5797 armH2220.

11The 22heavensH8064 are Yours, the earthH776 alsoH637 is Yours; The 23worldH8398 and 24allH4393 it containsH4393, You have foundedH3245 them.12The 25northH6828 and the southH3225, You have createdH1254 them; 26TaborH8396 and 27HermonH2768 28shoutH7442 for joyH7442 at Your nameH8034.13You have 29a strongH1369 armH2220; Your handH3027 is mightyH5810, Your 30rightH3225 handH3225 is exaltedH7311.14 31RighteousnessH6664 and justiceH4941 are the foundationH4349 of Your throneH3678; 32LovingkindnessH2617 and 33truthH571 goH6923 beforeH6440 You.15How blessedH835 are the peopleH5971 who knowH3045 the 34 35joyfulH8643 soundH8643! O LordH3068, they walkH1980 in the 36lightH216 of Your countenanceH6440.16In 37Your nameH8034 they rejoiceH1523 allH3605 the dayH3117, And by Your righteousnessH6666 they are exaltedH7311.17For You are the gloryH8597 of 38their strengthH5797, And by Your favorH7522 39our 40hornH7161 is exaltedH7311.18For our 41shieldH4043 belongs to the LordH3068, 42And our kingH4428 to the 43HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.

19 44OnceH227 You spokeH1696 in visionH2377 to Your godlyH2623 45onesH2623, And saidH559, “I have 46givenH7737 helpH5828 to one whoH1368 is 47mightyH1368; I have exaltedH7311 one 48chosenH977 from the peopleH5971.20I have 49foundH4672 DavidH1732 My servantH5650; With My holyH6944 50oilH8081 I have anointedH4886 him,21With whomH834 51My handH3027 will be establishedH3559; My armH2220 alsoH637 will 52strengthenH553 him.22The enemyH340 will not 53deceiveH5378 him, NorH3808 the 54 55sonH1121 of wickednessH5767 afflictH6031 him.23But I shall 56crushH3807 his adversariesH6862 beforeH4480 H6440 him, And strikeH5062 those who hateH8130 him.24My 57faithfulnessH530 and My lovingkindnessH2617 will be with him, And in My nameH8034 his 58hornH7161 will be exaltedH7311.25I shall also setH7760 his handH3027 59on the seaH3220 And his rightH3225 handH3225 on the riversH5104.26He will cryH7121 to Me, ‘You are 60my FatherH1, My GodH410, and the 61rockH6697 of my salvationH3444.’27I alsoH637 shall makeH5414 him My 62firstbornH1060, The 63highestH5945 of the kingsH4428 of the earthH776.28My 64lovingkindnessH2617 I will keepH8104 for him foreverH5769, And My 65covenantH1285 shall be confirmedH539 to him.

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Notes

1. Psalms 89:3 1 Kin 8:16 ↩
2. Psalms 89:3 Ps 132:11 ↩
3. Psalms 89:4 2 Sam 7:16 ↩
4. Psalms 89:4 2 Sam 7:13; Is 9:7; Luke 1:33 ↩
5. Psalms 89:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
6. Psalms 89:5 Ps 19:1; 97:6 ↩
7. Psalms 89:5 Ps 149:1 ↩
8. Psalms 89:5 Job 5:1 ↩
9. Psalms 89:6 Ps 86:8; 113:5 ↩
10. Psalms 89:6 Or sons of gods ↩
11. Psalms 89:6 Ps 29:1; 82:1 ↩
12. Psalms 89:7 Ps 47:2; 68:35; 76:7, 11 ↩
13. Psalms 89:7 Ps 89:5 ↩
14. Psalms 89:7 Ps 96:4 ↩
15. Psalms 89:8 Ps 35:10; 71:19 ↩
16. Psalms 89:8 Heb Yah ↩
17. Psalms 89:9 Ps 65:7; 107:29 ↩
18. Psalms 89:10 I.e. Egypt ↩
19. Psalms 89:10 Ps 87:4; Is 30:7; 51:9 ↩
20. Psalms 89:10 Ps 18:14; 68:1; 144:6 ↩
21. Psalms 89:10 Lit the arm of Your might ↩
22. Psalms 89:11 Gen 1:1; 1 Chr 29:11; Ps 96:5 ↩
23. Psalms 89:11 Ps 24:1 ↩
24. Psalms 89:11 Lit its fullness ↩
25. Psalms 89:12 Job 26:7 ↩
26. Psalms 89:12 Josh 19:22; Judg 4:6; Jer 46:18 ↩
27. Psalms 89:12 Deut 3:8; Josh 11:17; 12:1; Ps 133:3; Song 4:8 ↩
28. Psalms 89:12 Ps 98:8 ↩
29. Psalms 89:13 Lit an arm with strength ↩
30. Psalms 89:13 Ps 98:1; 118:16 ↩
31. Psalms 89:14 Ps 97:2 ↩
32. Psalms 89:14 Ps 85:13 ↩
33. Psalms 89:14 Or faithfulness ↩
34. Psalms 89:15 Or blast of the trumpet, shout of joy ↩
35. Psalms 89:15 Lev 23:24; Num 10:10; Ps 98:6 ↩
36. Psalms 89:15 Ps 4:6; 44:3; 67:1; 80:3; 90:8 ↩
37. Psalms 89:16 Ps 105:3 ↩
38. Psalms 89:17 Ps 28:8 ↩
39. Psalms 89:17 Another reading is You exalt our horn ↩
40. Psalms 89:17 Ps 75:10; 92:10; 148:14 ↩
41. Psalms 89:18 Ps 47:9 ↩
42. Psalms 89:18 Or Even to the Holy One of Israel our King ↩
43. Psalms 89:18 Ps 71:22; 78:41 ↩
44. Psalms 89:19 Or At that time ↩
45. Psalms 89:19 Some mss read one ↩
46. Psalms 89:19 Lit placed help upon ↩
47. Psalms 89:19 2 Sam 17:10 ↩
48. Psalms 89:19 1 Kin 11:34; Ps 78:70 ↩
49. Psalms 89:20 1 Sam 13:14; 16:1-12; Acts 13:22 ↩
50. Psalms 89:20 1 Sam 16:13 ↩
51. Psalms 89:21 Ps 18:35; 80:17 ↩
52. Psalms 89:21 Ps 18:32 ↩
53. Psalms 89:22 Or exact usury from him ↩
54. Psalms 89:22 Or wicked man ↩
55. Psalms 89:22 2 Sam 7:10; Ps 125:3 ↩
56. Psalms 89:23 2 Sam 7:9; Ps 18:40 ↩
57. Psalms 89:24 Ps 89:1 ↩
58. Psalms 89:24 Ps 132:17 ↩
59. Psalms 89:25 Ps 72:8 ↩
60. Psalms 89:26 2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 22:10; Jer 3:19 ↩
61. Psalms 89:26 2 Sam 22:47; Ps 95:1 ↩
62. Psalms 89:27 Ex 4:22; Ps 2:7; Jer 31:9; Col 1:15, 18 ↩
63. Psalms 89:27 Num 24:7; Ps 72:11; Rev 19:16 ↩
64. Psalms 89:28 Ps 89:33 ↩
65. Psalms 89:28 Ps 89:3, 34 ↩

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