Passage

Psalms 89.24-49

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"22. The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23. And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him."

"24. But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25. I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers. 26. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation. 27. I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth. 28. My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven. 30. If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances; 31. If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments; 32. Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. 33. But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 34. My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35. Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David: 36. His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me. 37. It shall be established for ever as the moon, And as the faithful witness in the sky. [[Selah 38. But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39. Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40. Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin. 41. All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors. 42. Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43. Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44. Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. 45. The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [[Selah 46. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thy wrath burn like fire? 47. Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men! 48. What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [[Selah 49. Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?"

"50. Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples, 51. Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed." (Psalms 89:22-51, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"22. No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him. 23. I will beat down his adversaries before him, and strike those who hate him."

"24. But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted. 25. I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers. 26. He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’ 27. I will also appoint him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. 28. I will keep my loving kindness for him forever more. My covenant will stand firm with him. 29. I will also make his offspring endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30. If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances; 31. if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments; 32. then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33. But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail. 34. I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered. 35. Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David. 36. His offspring will endure forever, his throne like the sun before me. 37. It will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah. 38. But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed. 39. You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust. 40. You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin. 41. All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors. 42. You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice. 43. Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, and haven’t supported him in battle. 44. You have ended his splendor, and thrown his throne down to the ground. 45. You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah. 46. How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire? 47. Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men! 48. What man is he who shall live and not see death, who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. 49. Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, which you swore to David in your faithfulness?"

"50. Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples, 51. With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, with which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one." (Psalms 89:22-51, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"22. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him."

"24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 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. 27. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 29. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 30. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; ^{break: Heb. profane} 32. Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33. Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. ^{will: Heb. I will not make void from him} ^{to fall: Heb. to lie} 34. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. ^{that: Heb. if I lie} 36. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 38. But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39. Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40. Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41. All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42. Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43. Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 44. Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. ^{glory: Heb. brightness} 45. The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 46. How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 47. Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou 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. 49. Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?"

"50. Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 51. Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed." (Psalms 89:22-51, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"22. An enemy exacteth not upon him, And a son of perverseness afflicteth him not. 23. And I have beaten down before him his adversaries, And those hating him I plague,"

"24. And My faithfulness and kindness [are] with him, And in My name is his horn exalted. 25. And I have set on the sea his hand, And on the rivers his right hand. 26. He proclaimeth me: 'Thou [art] my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.' 27. I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth. 28. To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant [is] stedfast with him. 29. And I have set his seed for ever, And his throne as the days of the heavens. 30. If his sons forsake My law, And in My judgments do not walk; 31. If My statutes they pollute, And My commands do not keep, 32. I have looked after with a rod their transgression, And with strokes their iniquity, 33. And My kindness I break not from him, Nor do I deal falsely in My faithfulness. 34. I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not. 35. Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David, 36. His seed is to the age, And his throne [is] as the sun before Me, 37. As the moon it is established, to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah. 38. And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed, 39. Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown, 40. Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin. 41. Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours, 42. Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice. 43. Also, Thou turnest back the sharpness of his sword, And hast not established him in battle, 44. Hast caused [him] to cease from his brightness, And his throne to the earth hast cast down. 45. Thou hast shortened the days of his youth, Hast covered him over [with] shame. Selah. 46. Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire? 47. Remember, I pray Thee, what [is] life-time? Wherefore in vain hast Thou created All the sons of men? 48. Who [is] the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah. 49. Where [are] Thy former kindnesses, O Lord. Thou hast sworn to David in Thy faithfulness,"

"50. Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servants, I have borne in my bosom all the strivings of the peoples, 51. Wherewith Thine enemies reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached The steps of Thine anointed." (Psalms 89:22-51, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

H2617 - hesed

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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