A Maskil#89:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of #1 Kgs. 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6Ethan the Ezrahite.

1 *Ps. 101:1I will sing of *ver. 14, 24, 28, 33, 49;[Isa. 55:3] the steadfast love of the Lord forever;

with my mouth I will make known your *ver. 5, 8, 24, 33, 49;Ps. 88:11;119:90faithfulness to all generations.

2 For I said, *[See ver. 1above] "Steadfast love will be built up forever;

in the heavens *See Ps. 36:5you will establish your *[See ver. 1above]faithfulness."

3 You have said, "I have made *ver. 28, 34, 39a covenant with my *ver. 19;1 Kgs. 8:16;Isa. 42:1chosen one;

I have *ver. 35, 49;Ps. 132:11;See 2 Sam. 7:8-16;1 Chr. 17:7-14;Jer. 33:17-21sworn to David my servant:

4 ‘I will establish your *ver. 29, 36;John 12:34offspring forever,

and build your *ver. 29, 36;[Isa. 9:7;Luke 1:32,33]throne for all generations.’" Selah

5 Let *Ps. 19:1;50:6;97:6;See Rev. 7:10-12the heavens praise your *Ps. 88:12wonders, O Lord,

your faithfulness in the assembly of *ver. 7;Job 5:1;15:15;[Job 1:6]the holy ones!

6 For *ver. 8;[Ps. 86:8]who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?

*ver. 8;[Ps. 86:8]Who among the heavenly beings*89:6 Hebrew the sons of God, or the sons of might is like the Lord,

7 a God greatly *See Ps. 47:2to be feared in the council of *[See ver. 5above] the holy ones,

and awesome above all *[Ps. 103:20,21]who are around him?

8 O Lord God of hosts,

*[1 Sam. 2:2]; See Ps. 35:10who is mighty as you are, O *See Ps. 68:4Lord,

with your faithfulness all around you?

9 You rule the raging of the sea;

when its waves rise, you *Ps. 65:7;Job 38:11still them.

10 You *[Ex. 14:30] crushed *See Job 9:13Rahab like a carcass;

you *See Ps. 53:5scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

11 *Gen. 1:1;1 Chr. 29:11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;

*See Ps. 24:1the world and all that is in it, you have *See Ps. 104:5founded them.

12 *Job 26:7The north and the south, you have created them;

*Jer. 46:18Tabor and *Deut. 3:9Hermon *Ps. 98:8joyously praise your name.

13 You have a mighty arm;

strong is your hand, high your right hand.

14 *Ps. 97:2Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;

*ver. 2;[Ps. 85:13]steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

15 Blessed are the people who know *See Ps. 66:1the festal shout,

who walk, O Lord, in *See Ps. 4:6the light of your face,

16 who exult in your *[Ps. 20:5,7] name all the day

and in your righteousness are *[Job 36:7]exalted.

17 For you are *[Ps. 78:61] the glory of their strength;

by your favor our *ver. 24;See Ps. 75:10horn is exalted.

18 For our *Ps. 47:9shield belongs to the Lord,

our king to *See Ps. 71:22the Holy One of Israel.

19 *[ver. 3, 4] Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,*89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones and said:

"I have *[Ps. 21:5] granted help to one who is *2 Sam. 17:10mighty;

I have exalted one *See ver. 3chosen from the people.

20 *Cited Acts 13:22I have found David, my servant;

with my holy oil I have *1 Sam. 16:13anointed him,

21 so that my *Ps. 80:17hand shall be established with him;

my arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not outwit him;

*[2 Sam. 7:10]the wicked shall not humble him.

23 I will *[2 Sam. 7:9]; See Ps. 2:9crush his foes before him

and strike down those who hate him.

24 My *ver. 1faithfulness and my *ver. 1steadfast love shall be with him,

and in my name shall his *ver. 17horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand on *See Ps. 72:8the sea

and his right hand on *See Ps. 72:8the rivers.

26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my *[2 Sam. 7:14] Father,

my God, and *[Ps. 18:2]the Rock of my salvation.’

27 And I will make him the *Ex. 4:22;[Rom. 8:29;Col. 1:15,18;Heb. 1:5] firstborn,

*Num. 24:7;[Rev. 19:16]the highest of the kings of the earth.

28 My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,

and my *See ver. 3covenant will stand firm*89:28 Or will remain faithful for him.

29 I will establish his *See ver. 4offspring forever

and his *See ver. 4throne as *See Job 14:12the days of the heavens.

30 *2 Sam. 7:14;1 Kgs. 2:4If his children forsake my law

and do not walk according to my rules,*89:30 Or my just decrees

31 if they violate my statutes

and do not keep my commandments,

32 then I will punish their transgression with *See Job 9:34the rod

and their iniquity with stripes,

33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love

or be false to my faithfulness.

34 I will not violate my *[See ver. 28above]covenant

or alter the word that went forth from my lips.

35 Once for all I have sworn *See Ps. 60:6by my holiness;

I will not *[Heb. 6:18]lie to David.

36 His *[See ver. 29above] offspring shall endure forever,

*See ver. 4his *[See ver. 29above] throne as long as *See Ps. 72:5the sun before me.

37 Like *[See ver. 36above] the moon it shall be established forever,

*See Job 16:19a faithful witness in the skies." Selah

38 But now you have *See Ps. 44:9cast off and rejected;

you are full of wrath against your *ver. 20, 51anointed.

39 You have *Lam. 2:7renounced *See ver. 3the covenant with your servant;

you have *See Ps. 74:7defiled his *Job 19:9crown in the dust.

40 You have *See Ps. 80:12breached all his walls;

you have laid his strongholds in ruins.

41 *[See ver. 40above] All who pass by plunder him;

he has become *[ver. 50]; See Ps. 44:13;69:9,19the scorn of his neighbors.

42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;

you have made all his enemies rejoice.

43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword,

and you have not made him stand in battle.

44 You have made his splendor to cease

and cast his throne to the ground.

45 You have cut short *Ps. 102:23the days of his youth;

you have *Ps. 71:13;109:29covered him with shame. Selah

46 *See Ps. 13:1How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?

How long will your wrath *Ps. 78:63;79:5burn like fire?

47 *Job 7:7;10:9Remember *[Job 14:1] how short my *Ps. 39:5time is!

For what vanity you have created all the children of man!

48 *[Ps. 49:9] What man can live and never *[Luke 2:26;Heb. 11:5] see death?

Who can deliver his soul from the power of *See Ps. 16:10Sheol? Selah

49 Lord, where is your *[ver. 1, 2]steadfast love of old,

which by your *[ver. 1, 2]faithfulness you swore to David?

50 *[ver. 41]; See Ps. 74:18,22Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,

and how I bear in my *Ps. 79:12heart the insults*89:50 Hebrew lacks the insults of all the many nations,

51 with which your enemies mock, O Lord,

with which they mock *[Ps. 17:11;56:6] the footsteps of your *ver. 20, 38anointed.

52 *See Ps. 41:13Blessed be the Lord forever!

Amen and Amen.