PSALMS 89

1 The learning of Ethan the Ezrahite. I shall sing without end; the mercies of the Lord. In generation and into generation; I shall tell thy truth with my mouth. 2 For thou saidest, Without end mercy shall be builded in heavens; thy truth shall be made ready in those [or them]. 3 Thou saidest, I disposed a testa-ment to my chosen men; I swore to David, my servant, 4 till into without end I shall make ready thy seed. And I shall build thy seat; in generation, and into generation. 5 Lord, heavens shall acknowledge thy marvels; and thy truth in the church of saints. 6 For who in the clouds shall be made even to the Lord; shall be like God among the sons of God? 7 God, that is glorified in the council of saints; is great, and dreadful over all that be in his compass. 8 Lord God of virtues, who is like thee? Lord, thou art mighty, and thy truth is in thy compass. 9 Thou art Lord of the power of the sea; forsooth thou assuagest the stirring of the waves thereof. 10 Thou madest low the proud, as wounded; in the arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thine enemies. 11 Heavens be thine, and the earth is thine; thou hast founded the world, and the fullness thereof; 12 thou madest of nought the north and the sea. Tabor and Hermon shall make full out joy in thy name; 13 thine arm with power. Thine hand be made steadfast, and thy right hand be enhanced; 14 rightfulness [or rightwiseness] and doom is the making ready of thy seat. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face; 15 blessed is the people that know a hearty song. Lord, they shall go in the light of thy cheer; 16 and in thy name they shall make full out joy all day; and they shall be enhanced in thy rightfulness [or right-wiseness]. 17 For thou art the glory of the virtue of them; and in thy good pleasance our horn shall be enhanced. 18 For our taking up is of the Lord; and of the Holy of Israel our king. 19 Then thou spakest in revelation to thy saints, and saidest, I have set [or put] help in the mighty; and I have enhanced the chosen man of my people. 20 I found David, my servant; I anointed him with mine holy oil. 21 For mine hand shall help him; and mine arm shall confirm him. 22 The enemy shall nothing profit in him; and the son of wickedness shall not lay to or put to, for to annoy him. 23 And I shall slay his enemies from his face; and I shall turn into flight them that hate him. 24 And my truth and mercy shall be with him; and his horn shall be enhanced in my name. 25 And I shall set [or put] his hand in the sea; and his right hand in floods. 26 He shall inwardly call me, Thou art my father; my God, and the up-taker of mine health. 27 And I shall set him the first be-gotten son; higher than the kings of earth. 28 Without end I shall keep my mercy to him; and my testament faithful to him. 29 And I shall set his seed into the world of world; and his throne as the days of heaven. 30 Forsooth if his sons forsake my law; and go not in my dooms. 31 If they make unholy my rightful-nesses; and keep not my command-ments. 32 I shall visit in a rod the wicked-nesses of them; and in beatings the sins of them. 33 But I shall not scatter my mercy from him; and in my truth I shall not annoy him. 34 Neither I shall make unholy my testament; and I shall not make void those things that come forth of my lips. 35 Once I swore in mine holiness, I shall not lie to David; 36 his seed shall dwell without end. And his throne as [the] sun in my sight, 37 and as a perfect moon without end; and a faithful witness in heaven. 38 But thou hast put away, and despised; and hast delayed thy christ. 39 Thou hast turned away the testa-ment of thy servant; thou madest unholy his saintuary in earth. 40 Thou destroyedest all the hedges thereof; thou hast set the steadfastness thereof into dread. 41 All men passing by the way ravished him; he is made a shame to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast enhanced the right hand of men oppressing him; thou hast gladdened all his enemies. 43 Thou hast turned away the help of his sword; and thou helpedest not him in battle. 44 Thou destroyedest him from cleansing; and thou hast hurled down his seat in [the] earth. 45 Thou hast made less the days of his time; thou hast beshed him with shame. 46 Lord, how long turnest thou away, into the end; shall thine ire burn out as fire? 47 Bethink thou what is my substance; for whether thou hast ordained vainly all the sons of men? 48 Who is a man, that shall live, and shall not see death; shall he deliver his soul from the hand of hell? 49 Lord, where be thine eld [or old] mercies; as thou hast sworn to David in thy truth? 50 Lord, be thou mindful of the shame of thy servants; of the insults of many heathen men, which I held together in my bosom. 51 Which thine enemies, Lord, did shamefully; for they despised the changing of thy christ. 52 Blessed be the Lord without end; be it done, be it done.