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Book of Psalms, No. 89

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No. 89 of the Psalms—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD,[a] for ever;
      with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.
  2. For thy steadfast love was established for ever,
      thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
  3. Thou hast said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
      I have sworn to David my servant:
  4. ‘I will establish your descendants for ever,
      and build your throne for all generations.’”Selah
  5. ¶ Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD,
      thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
  6. For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD?
      Who among the heavenly beings[b] is like the LORD,
  7. a God feared in the council of the holy ones,
      great and terrible[c] above all that are round about him?
  8. O LORD God of hosts,
      who is mighty as thou art, O LORD,
      with thy faithfulness round about thee?
  9. Thou dost rule the raging of the sea;
      when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
  10. Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass,
      thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
  11. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine;
      the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
  12. The north and the south, thou hast created them;
      Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
  13. Thou hast a mighty arm;
      strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
  14. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne;
      steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
  15. Blessed are the people who know the festal shout,
      who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,
  16. who exult in thy name all the day,
      and extol[d] thy righteousness.
  17. For thou art the glory of their strength;
      by thy favor our horn is exalted.
  18. For our shield belongs to the LORD,
      our king to the Holy One of Israel.
  19. ¶ Of old thou didst speak in a vision
      to thy faithful one, and say:
    “I have set the crown[e] upon one who is mighty,
      I have exalted one chosen from the people.
  20. I have found David, my servant;
      with my holy oil I have anointed him;
  21. so that my hand shall ever abide with him,
      my arm also shall strengthen him.
  22. The enemy shall not outwit him,
      the wicked shall not humble him.
  23. I will crush his foes before him
      and strike down those who hate him.
  24. My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
      and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
  25. I will set his hand on the sea
      and his right hand on the rivers.
  26. He shall cry to me, ‘Thou art my Father,
      my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
  27. And I will make him the first-born,
      the highest of the kings of the earth.
  28. My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever,
      and my covenant will stand firm for him.
  29. I will establish his line for ever
      and his throne as the days of the heavens.
  30. If his children forsake my law
      and do not walk according to my ordinances,
  31. if they violate my statutes
      and do not keep my commandments,
  32. then I will punish their transgression with the rod
      and their iniquity with scourges;
  33. but I will not remove from him my steadfast love,
      or be false to my faithfulness.
  34. I will not violate my covenant,
      or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
  35. Once for all I have sworn by my holiness;
      I will not lie to David.
  36. His line shall endure for ever,
      his throne as long as the sun before me.
  37. Like the moon it shall be established for ever;
      it shall stand firm while the skies endure.”[f]Selah
  38. ¶ But now thou hast cast off and rejected,
      thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.
  39. Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant;
      thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.
  40. Thou hast breached all his walls;
      thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
  41. All that pass by despoil him;
      he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
  42. Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes;
      thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.
  43. Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword,
      and thou hast not made him stand in battle.
  44. Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand,[g]
      and cast his throne to the ground.
  45. Thou hast cut short the days of his youth;
      thou hast covered him with shame.Selah
  46. ¶ How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever?
      How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
  47. Remember, O Lord,[h] what the measure of life is,
      for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!
  48. What man can live and never see death?
      Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?Selah
  49. ¶ Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old,
      which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
  50. Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned;
      how I bear in my bosom the insults[i] of the peoples,
  51. with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD,
      with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed.
  52. ¶ Blessed be the LORD for ever!
    Amen and Amen.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord
  2. ^ Or sons of gods
  3. ^ Gk Syr: Heb greatly terrible
  4. ^ Cn: Heb are exalted in
  5. ^ Cn: Heb help
  6. ^ Cn: Heb the witness in the skies is sure
  7. ^ Cn: Heb removed his cleanness
  8. ^ Cn: Heb I
  9. ^ Cn: Heb all of many

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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