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### Psalm 89
> Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. ^1
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. ^2
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, ^3
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. ^4
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. ^5
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? _who_ among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? ^6
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all _them_ _that_ _are_ about him. ^7
8 O LORD God of hosts, who _is_ a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? ^8
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them[†](Mark%204.md#^39). ^9
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. ^10
11 The heavens _are_ thine, the earth also _is_ thine: _as_ _for_ the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. ^11
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. ^12
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, _and_ high is thy right hand. ^13
14 Justice and judgment _are_ the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. ^14
15 Blessed _is_ the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. ^15
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. ^16
17 For thou _art_ the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted. ^17
18 For the LORD _is_ our defence; and the Holy One of Israel _is_ our king. ^18
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon _one_ _that_ _is_ mighty; I have exalted _one_ chosen out of the people. ^19
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: ^20
21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. ^21
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. ^22
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. ^23
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy _shall_ _be_ with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. ^24
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. ^25
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou _art_ my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. ^26
27 Also I will make him _my_ firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. ^27
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. ^28
29 His seed also will I make _to_ _endure_ for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. ^29
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; ^30
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; ^31
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. ^32
33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. ^33
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. ^34
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. ^35
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. ^36
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and _as_ a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. ^37
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. ^38
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown _by_ _casting_ _it_ to the ground. ^39
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. ^40
41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbors. ^41
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. ^42
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. ^43
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. ^44
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. ^45
46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? ^46
47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? ^47
48 What man _is_ _he_ _that_ lives, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. ^48
49 Lord, where _are_ thy former lovingkindnesses, _which_ thou swarest unto David in thy truth? ^49
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; _how_ I do bear in my bosom _the_ _reproach_ _of_ all the mighty people; ^50
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. ^51
52 Blessed _be_ the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. ^52