Psalm 89

Misericordias Domini

My song shall be always of the loving-kindness of the Lord; *

with my mouth will I ever be proclaiming your faithfulness, from one generation to another.

For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up for ever; *

your faithfulness shall be established in the heavens.”

I have made a covenant with my chosen one; *

I have sworn to David my servant:

“Your seed will I establish for ever, *

and set up your throne from one generation to another.”

O Lord, the heavens will praise your wondrous works *

and your faithfulness in the assembly of the saints.

For who in the clouds can be compared unto the Lord? *

And who among the gods is like unto the Lord?

God is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, *

and to be held in reverence by all those who are round about him.

O Lord God of hosts, who is like you? *

Your faithfulness, most mighty Lord, is round about you.

You rule the raging of the sea; *

you still the waves when they arise.

You have subdued Rahab of the deep, and destroyed her; *

you have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; *

you laid the foundation of the world, and all that is in it.

You have made the north and the south; *

Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your Name.

You have a mighty arm; *

strong is your hand, and high is your right hand.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; *

mercy and truth shall go before your face.

Blessed are the people, O Lord, who rejoice in you; *

they shall walk in the light of your countenance.

Their delight shall be in your Name all the day long, *

and in your righteousness shall they make their boast.

For you are the glory of their strength, *

and by your favor you shall lift up our might.

For the Lord is our defense; *

the Holy One of Israel is our King.

You spoke in a vision to your saints, and said, *

“I have set the crown upon one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

I have found David my servant; *

with my holy oil have I anointed him.

My hand shall hold him fast, *

and my arm shall strengthen him.

The enemy shall not be able to do him violence; *

the son of wickedness shall not hurt him.

I will smite his foes before his face *

and strike down those who hate him.

My faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him, *

and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.

I will give him dominion over the sea, *

and with his right hand shall he rule the rivers.

He shall say to me, “You are my Father, *

my God and the rock of my salvation.”

And I will make him my firstborn, *

higher than the kings of the earth.

My mercy will I keep for him for ever, *

and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

His seed will I make to endure for ever *

and his throne as the days of heaven.