The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 89
PSALME LXXXIX.
I Will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulnesse to all generations.
GOds mercies I wil sing for ay, and with my mouth I shall
Thy faithfulnes make to be known to generations all.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulnesse shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
2 For that still mercy shall be built, I did the same expresse,
Establish in the very heav'ns thou shalt thy faithfulnesse,
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen: I have sworn unto David my servant.
3 I with him that's my chosen one a Covenant did make:
I have to David sworn, whom I did for my servant take.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever: and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
4 Thy seed establish sure I will for ever not to fall,
And also will build up thy Throne to generations all. Selah.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord? thy faithfulnesse also in the congregation of the saints.
5 The praises of thy wonders, Lord, the heavens shall expresse,
In congregations of the Saints also thy faithfulnesse,
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord, who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord.
5 For that to God can be compar'd in heaven who is he?
And who among the Mighties sons to God can likened be?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the Assembly of the saints: and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
7 In the assembly of the Saints God's greatly fear'd to be:
Of all that are him round about he reverenc'd als should …e.
8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee, or to thy faithfulnesse round about thee?
8 Lord God of hosts, who is a Lord strong like to thee throughout …
Or yet unto thy faithfulnesse that is thee round about▪
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
9 The raging that is of thee sea thou rulest at thy will:
When as the waves thereof arise, thou mak'st them to be still.
10 Thou hast broken Rachab in pieces, as one that is slain: thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arme.
10 Thou Rachab hast in pieces broke as one that hath been slain;
By thy strong arme thine enemies do scattred all remain.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulnesse thereof, thou hast founded them.
11 The heav'ns are thine, thine is the earth, as for the world that be,
And als the fulnes all thereof, they founded were by thee.
12 The north and the south▪ thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name.
12 The northern part and als the south thou hast created them,
The Tabor and the Hermon hills rejoice shall in thy Name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
13 Thou hast an arm that mighty is thy hand in all the land
It also is exceeding strong, and high is thy right hand.
14 Iustice and judgement are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
14 Justice and judgement of thy Throne are made the dwelling place,
Both mercy and the truth likewise, shall go before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyfull sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
15 Blest is the people that doth know the joyfull sound aright,
Of thine own countenance, O Lord, they shall walk in the light.
16 In thy Name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousnesse shall they be exalted.
16 They in thy Name shall all the day for to rejoice agree,
And in the righteousnes that's thine they shall exalted be.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength, and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
17 For of the strength that is in them thou art the glory all:
And in thy favour high our horn exalted be it shall:
18 For the Lord is our defence: and the holy One of Israel is our King.
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy One,
18 For God is our defence, our King is Israels holy One:
19 Unto thy holy One then thou didst speak in vision.
And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty: I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
And thus thou saidst, I have laid help upon one that is strong,
I also have exalted one from people chois'd among.
20 I have found David my servant: with my holy oyl have I anointed him.
20 I have found David out my self, a servant unto me,
Him with my holy oyl I made anointed for to be.
21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arme also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him: nor the son of wickednesse afflict him.
21 With whom my hand shall stablisht be▪ mine arme shall make him strong:
22 On him the foe shall not exact, nor son of malice wrong.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face: and plague them that hate him.
23 And … his foes before his face most fiercely down will beat:
Yea, I will bring my plagues on them that in their heart him hate.
24 But my faithfulnesse and my mercy shall …e with him: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.
24 But with him shall my faithfulnesse, and als my mercy be,
And in my name the horn that's his shall be exalted hie.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea: and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
25 In sea his hand, and his right hand in rivers set will I,
26 My Father, God, Salvations rock thou art, hee'l to me cry.
27 Also I will make him my first-born: higher then the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore: and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
27 Him my first-born I'le higher make then Kings of all the land:
28 My mercy I'le still keep for him, my covenant fast shall stand.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever: and his throne as the dayes of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgements:
29 I'le als his seed make still endure, and as heav'ns dayes his throne:
30 But if his seed my law forsake, and judgements walk not on.
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandements;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
31 If they my statutes break, and not keep my commandements,
32 I'le visit then their sin with rods, their fault with chastisements.
33 Neverthelesse, my loving kindnesse will I not utterly take from him: nor suffer my faithfulnesse to fail.
33 Neverthelesse I not from him my loving kindnesse will
Take utterly, nor suffer so my faithfulnesse to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
34 The Covenant that I have made I will not break to one;
Nor will I alter once the thing out of my lips that's gone.
35 Once have I sworn by my holinesse, that I will not lie unto David.
35 Once even by my holinesse I sworn have solemnly,
That unto David any way I would not make a ly.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
36 His blessed seed it shall endure and that for evermore,
Yea and his throne as is the Sun, it shall be me before.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon: and as a faithfull witnesse in heaven. Selah.
37 It as the Moon for evermore e…ablished stall be,
And as a faithfull witnesse als, within the heavens hie. Selah.
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred: thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
38 But thou displeased hast cast off, yea and abhorred both;
With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown, by casting it to the ground.
39 Thou hast thy servants covenant made void for to be found,
And thou his Crown profaned hast, by casting it to ground.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou hast brought his strong holds to ruine.
41 All that passe by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
40 Thou all his hedges hast broke down, his strong holds raz'd thou hast:
41 All that passe by the way him spoil, to neighbours he's a jest.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoyce.
42 Thou hast of his adversaries the right hand set up hie,
And thou hast made his en'mies all rejoiced for to be.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battell.
43 The edge thou also of his sword hast turned in his hand,
And in the time of battel hast not made him for to stand.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease: and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 The dayes of his youth hast thou shortned: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
44 His glory thou hast made to cease, to ground his throne hast cast,
45 Shortned his dayes of youth, and him with shame thou cov'red hast. Selah.
46 How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thy self for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
46 How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever shall it be?
And shall the wrath that in thee is like fire thus burn in thee?
47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain.
47 Do thou remember how my time doth heer but short remain:
Yea, wherefore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain?
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
48 What man is he that liveth heer, and death shall never see?
His soul from power of the grave deliver then shall he? Selah.
49 Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
49 Where are thy former kindnesses most loving now, O Lord,
Which unto David in thy truth thou swarest by thy word?
50 Remember (Lord) the reproach of thy servants: how I do bear in my bosome the reproach of all the mighty people.
50 O Lord, remember the reproach of us thy servants heer▪
How all the mighty folks reproach I in my bosome bear.
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproach…, O Lord, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore, Amen and amen.
51 Wherewith thy soes reproach'd whereof thine Anointed then
52 They steps reproach'd; Blest be the Lord with for ay; Amen, Amen.