Psalmen 89

1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.

2The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation.

3For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

4I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:

5Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.

6The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord: and thy truth in the church of the saints.

7For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

8God, who is glorified in the assembly of the saints: great and terrible above all them that are about him.

9O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee.

10Thou rulest the power of the sea: and appeasest the motion of the waves thereof.

11Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one that is slain: with the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies.

12Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:

13The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

14Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand exalted:

15Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:

16Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:

17And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.

18For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted.

19For our protection is of the Lord, and of our king the holy one of Israel.

20Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people.

21I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him.

22For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.

23The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him.

24And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.

25And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

26And I will set his hand in the sea; and his right hand in the rivers.

27He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.

28And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.

29I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.

30And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven.

31And if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments:

32If they profane my justices: and keep not my commandments:

33I will visit their iniquities with a rod: and their sins with stripes.

34But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.

35Neither will I profane my covenant: and the words that proceed from my mouth I will not make void.

36Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

37His seed shall endure for ever.

38And his throne as the sun before me: and as the moon perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.

39But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast been angry with thy anointed.

40Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his sanctuary on the earth.

41Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast made his strength fear.

42All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

43Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

44Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and hast not assisted him in battle.

45Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.

46Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.

47How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

48Remember what my substance is for hast thou made all the children of men in vain?

49Who is the man that shall live, and not see death: that shall deliver his soul from the hand of hell?

50Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth?

51Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of thy servants (which I have held in my bosom) of many nations:

52Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the change of thy anointed.

53Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be it. So be it.

1Intellectus Ethan Ezrahitæ.

2[Misericordias Domini in æternum cantabo; in generationem et generationem annuntiabo veritatem tuam in ore meo.

3Quoniam dixisti: In æternum misericordia ædificabitur in cælis; præparabitur veritas tua in eis.

4Disposui testamentum electis meis; juravi David servo meo:

5Usque in æternum præparabo semen tuum, et ædificabo in generationem et generationem sedem tuam.

6Confitebuntur cæli mirabilia tua, Domine; etenim veritatem tuam in ecclesia sanctorum.

7Quoniam quis in nubibus æquabitur Domino; similis erit Deo in filiis Dei?

8Deus, qui glorificatur in consilio sanctorum, magnus et terribilis super omnes qui in circuitu ejus sunt.

9Domine Deus virtutum, quis similis tibi? potens es, Domine, et veritas tua in circuitu tuo.

10Tu dominaris potestati maris; motum autem fluctuum ejus tu mitigas.

11Tu humiliasti, sicut vulneratum, superbum; in brachio virtutis tuæ dispersisti inimicos tuos.

12Tui sunt cæli, et tua est terra: orbem terræ, et plenitudinem ejus tu fundasti;

13aquilonem et mare tu creasti. Thabor et Hermon in nomine tuo exsultabunt:

14tuum brachium cum potentia. Firmetur manus tua, et exaltetur dextera tua:

15justitia et judicium præparatio sedis tuæ: misericordia et veritas præcedent faciem tuam.

16Beatus populus qui scit jubilationem: Domine, in lumine vultus tui ambulabunt,

17et in nomine tuo exsultabunt tota die, et in justitia tua exaltabuntur.

18Quoniam gloria virtutis eorum tu es, et in beneplacito tuo exaltabitur cornu nostrum.

19Quia Domini est assumptio nostra, et sancti Israël regis nostri.

20Tunc locutus es in visione sanctis tuis, et dixisti: Posui adjutorium in potente, et exaltavi electum de plebe mea.

21Inveni David, servum meum; oleo sancto meo unxi eum.

22Manus enim mea auxiliabitur ei, et brachium meum confortabit eum.

23Nihil proficiet inimicus in eo, et filius iniquitatis non apponet nocere ei.

24Et concidam a facie ipsius inimicos ejus, et odientes eum in fugam convertam.

25Et veritas mea et misericordia mea cum ipso, et in nomine meo exaltabitur cornu ejus.

26Et ponam in mari manum ejus, et in fluminibus dexteram ejus.

27Ipse invocabit me: Pater meus es tu, Deus meus, et susceptor salutis meæ.

28Et ego primogenitum ponam illum, excelsum præ regibus terræ.

29In æternum servabo illi misericordiam meam, et testamentum meum fidele ipsi.

30Et ponam in sæculum sæculi semen ejus, et thronum ejus sicut dies cæli.

31Si autem dereliquerint filii ejus legem meam, et in judiciis meis non ambulaverint;

32si justitias meas profanaverint, et mandata mea non custodierint:

33visitabo in virga iniquitates eorum, et in verberibus peccata eorum;

34misericordiam autem meam non dispergam ab eo, neque nocebo in veritate mea,

35neque profanabo testamentum meum: et quæ procedunt de labiis meis non faciam irrita.

36Semel juravi in sancto meo, si David mentiar:

37semen ejus in æternum manebit. Et thronus ejus sicut sol in conspectu meo,

38et sicut luna perfecta in æternum, et testis in cælo fidelis.

39Tu vero repulisti et despexisti; distulisti christum tuum.

40Evertisti testamentum servi tui; profanasti in terra sanctuarium ejus.

41Destruxisti omnes sepes ejus; posuisti firmamentum ejus formidinem.

42Diripuerunt eum omnes transeuntes viam; factus est opprobrium vicinis suis.

43Exaltasti dexteram deprimentium eum; lætificasti omnes inimicos ejus.

44Avertisti adjutorium gladii ejus, et non es auxiliatus ei in bello.

45Destruxisti eum ab emundatione, et sedem ejus in terram collisisti.

46Minorasti dies temporis ejus; perfudisti eum confusione.

47Usquequo, Domine, avertis in finem? exardescet sicut ignis ira tua?

48Memorare quæ mea substantia: numquid enim vane constituisti omnes filios hominum?

49Quis est homo qui vivet et non videbit mortem? eruet animam suam de manu inferi?

50Ubi sunt misericordiæ tuæ antiquæ, Domine, sicut jurasti David in veritate tua?

51Memor esto, Domine, opprobrii servorum tuorum, quod continui in sinu meo, multarum gentium:

52quod exprobraverunt inimici tui, Domine; quod exprobraverunt commutationem christi tui.

53Benedictus Dominus in æternum. Fiat, fiat.]

1The understanding of Ethan the Ezrahite.

2I will sing the mercies of the Lord in eternity. I will announce your truth with my mouth, from generation to generation.

3For you have said: Mercy will be built in the heavens, unto eternity. Your truth will be prepared there.

4I have set up a covenant with my elect. I have sworn to David my servant:

5I will prepare your offspring, even in eternity. And I will build up your throne, from generation to generation.

6The heavens will confess your miracles, Lord, and also your truth, in the Church of the saints.

7For who among the clouds is equal to the Lord? Who among the sons of God is like God?

8God is glorified by the counsel of the saints. He is great and terrible above all those who are around him.

9O Lord, God of hosts, who is like you? You are powerful, Lord, and your truth is all around you.

10You rule over the power of the sea, and you even mitigate the movement of its waves.

11You have humbled the arrogant one, like one who has been wounded. You have scattered your enemies with the arm of your strength.

12Yours are the heavens, and yours is the earth. You founded the whole world in all its fullness.

13You created the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon will exult in your name.

14Your arm acts with power. Let your hand be strengthened, and let your right hand be exalted.

15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face.

16Blessed is the people that knows jubilation. They will walk in the light of your countenance, O Lord,

17and they will exult in your name all day long, and they will be exalted in your justice.

18For you are the glory of their virtue, and in your goodness, our horn will be exalted.

19For our assumption is of the Lord, and it is of our king, the holy one of Israel.

20Then you spoke in a vision to your holy ones, and you said: I have stationed help with the powerful one, and I have exalted the elect one from my people.

21I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil.

22For my hand will assist him, and my arm will fortify him.

23The enemy will have no advantage over him, nor will the son of iniquity be positioned to harm him.

24And I will cut down his enemies before his face. And those who hate him, I will turn to flight.

25And my truth and my mercy will be with him. And his horn will be exalted in my name.

26And I will place his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.

27He will invoke me: “You are my father, my God, and the support of my salvation.”

28And I will make him the first-born, preeminent before the kings of the earth.

29I will preserve my mercy for him eternally, and my covenant for him faithfully.

30And I will set his offspring from generation to generation, and his throne like the days of heaven.

31But if his sons abandon my law, and if they do not walk in my judgments,

32if they profane my justices, and if they do not keep my commandments:

33I will visit their iniquities with a rod, and their sins with a beating.

34But I will not scatter my mercy from him, and I will not do harm to my truth.

35And I will not profane my covenant, and I will not make void that which proceeds from my lips.

36I have sworn by my holiness one time: I will not lie to David,

37his offspring will remain for eternity. And his throne will be like the sun in my sight,

38and, like the moon, it is perfected in eternity, and it is a faithful witness in heaven.

39Yet, truly, you have rejected and despised, you have pushed away, my Christ.

40You have overthrown the covenant of your servant. You have profaned his sanctuary on earth.

41You have destroyed all his fences. You have made his territory dreadful.

42All who pass by the way have plundered him. He has become a disgrace to his neighbors.

43You have exalted the right hand of those who oppress him. You have brought joy to all his enemies.

44You have diverted the help of his sword, and you have not assisted him in battle.

45You have torn him away from cleansing, and you have smashed his throne down to the ground.

46You have reduced the days of his time. You have flooded him with confusion.

47How long, O Lord? Will you turn away unto the end? Will your wrath flare up like a fire?

48Remember what my substance is. For could you really have appointed all the sons of men in vain?

49Who is the man that will live, and yet not see death? Who will rescue his own soul from the hand of the underworld?

50O Lord, where are your mercies of antiquity, just as you swore to David in your truth?

51Be mindful, O Lord, of the disgrace of your servants (which I have sustained in my sinews) among many nations.

52With these, your enemies have reproached you, O Lord; with these, they have reproached the commutation of your Christ.

53Blessed is the Lord for all eternity. Amen. Amen.