Psalm 89/Participant Analysis/Tracking

Hebrew	Line	English
מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל לְאֵיתָ֥ן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1	A maskil. By Ethan the Ezrahite.
חַֽסְדֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עוֹלָ֣ם אָשִׁ֑ירָה	2a	I will sing forever about YHWH's acts of loyalty.
לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֓ר ׀ אוֹדִ֖יעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בְּפִֽי׃	2b	I will make your reliability known with my mouth for generations to come.
כִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֭וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה	3a	For I said, Loyalty will be built up forever.
שָׁמַ֓יִם ׀ תִכֹן אֱמוּנָתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם׃	3b	sky—your reliability will be established in it."
כָּרַ֣תִּֽי בְ֭רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י	4a	I have made a covenant with my chosen one.
נִ֝שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃	4b	I have sworn an oath to David, my servant:
עַד־ע֭וֹלָם אָכִ֣ין זַרְעֶ֑ךָ	5a	I will establish your descendants forever,
וּבָנִ֨יתִי לְדֹר־וָד֖וֹר כִּסְאֲךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃	5b	and I will build your throne for generations to come.'" Selah.
וְי֘וֹד֤וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה	6a	So let the sky praise your wonders, YHWH!
אַף־אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בִּקְהַ֥ל קְדֹשִֽׁים׃	6b	your reliability, too, in the assembly of holy ones!
כִּ֤י מִ֣י בַ֭שַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַיהוָ֑ה	7a	For who in heaven can compare to YHWH?
יִדְמֶ֥ה לַ֝יהוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִים׃	7b	among the divine beings is like YHWH?
אֵ֣ל נַ֭עֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁ֣ים	8a	a god who is terrifying in the council of holy ones,
רַבָּ֑ה וְ֝נוֹרָ֗א עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃	8b	great and fearful above everyone around him.
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־כָֽמ֖וֹךָ	9a	YHWH, God of armies, who is like you?
חֲסִ֥ין ׀ יָ֑הּ וֶ֝אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ֗ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	9b	Mighty Yah, [who is like you] with your reliability around you?
אַתָּ֣ה מ֭וֹשֵׁל בְּגֵא֣וּת הַיָּ֑ם	10a	You rule over the swelling of the sea.
בְּשׂ֥וֹא גַ֝לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃	10b	When its waves rise up, you control them.
אַתָּ֤ה דִכִּ֣אתָ כֶחָלָ֣ל רָ֑הַב	11a	You crushed Rahab like those who are slain.
בִּזְר֥וֹעַ עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃	11b	With your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
לְךָ֣ שָׁ֭מַיִם אַף־לְךָ֥ אָ֑רֶץ	12a	The sky is yours; the earth also is yours.
תֵּבֵ֥ל וּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּ אַתָּ֥ה יְסַדְתָּֽם׃	12b	The world and all that is in it—you founded them.
צָפ֣וֹן וְ֭יָמִין אַתָּ֣ה בְרָאתָ֑ם	13a	North and south—you created them.
תָּב֥וֹר וְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃	13b	Tabor and Hermon rejoice at your name.
לְךָ֣ זְ֭רוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָ֑ה	14a	You have a strong arm, together with might.
תָּעֹ֥ז יָ֝דְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	14b	Your hand is powerful, your right hand exalted.
צֶ֣דֶק וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ	15a	base of your throne is righteousness and justice.
חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃	15b	Loyalty and faithfulness stand in front of your presence.
אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֭עָם יוֹדְעֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה	16a	Happy are the people, those who know the signal,
יְ֝הוָ֗ה בְּֽאוֹר־פָּנֶ֥יךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃	16b	YHWH, who go about in the light of your presence!
בְּ֭שִׁמְךָ יְגִיל֣וּן כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם	17a	They are always glad because of your name,
וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ יָרֽוּמוּ׃	17b	and exalted because of your righteousness.
כִּֽי־תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מוֹ אָ֑תָּה	18a	For you are the strength in which they glory,
וּ֝בִרְצֹנְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם קַרְנֵֽנוּ׃	18b	and our horn will be exalted because of your favor.
כִּ֣י לַֽ֭יהוָה מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ	19a	For our shield belongs to YHWH,
וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃	19b	and our king belongs to the holy one of Israel.
אָ֤ז דִּבַּ֥רְתָּֽ־בְחָ֡זוֹן לַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	20a	Long ago, you spoke in a vision to your loyal ones and said,
שִׁוִּ֣יתִי עֵ֭זֶר עַל־גִּבּ֑וֹר	20b	I have granted help to a warrior
הֲרִימ֖וֹתִי בָח֣וּר מֵעָֽם׃	20c	I have exalted someone chosen from the people.
מָ֭צָאתִי דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֑י	21a	I have found David, my servant;
בְּשֶׁ֖מֶן קָדְשִׁ֣י מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃	21b	I have anointed him with my holy oil;
אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָ֭דִי תִּכּ֣וֹן עִמּ֑וֹ	22a	My hand will always be with him;
אַף־זְרוֹעִ֥י תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃	22b	my arm will also strengthen him.
לֹֽא־יַשִּׁ֣א אוֹיֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ	23a	No enemy will exact tribute from him,
וּבֶן־עַ֝וְלָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃	23b	and no unjust person will afflict him.
וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו	24a	But I will crush his adversaries from before him,
וּמְשַׂנְאָ֥יו אֶגּֽוֹף׃	24b	and strike down those who are hostile to him.
וֶֽאֶֽמוּנָתִ֣י וְחַסְדִּ֣י עִמּ֑וֹ	25a	And my reliability and my loyalty will be with him,
וּ֝בִשְׁמִ֗י תָּר֥וּם קַרְנֽוֹ׃	25b	and his horn will be exalted because of my name.
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י בַיָּ֣ם יָד֑וֹ	26a	And I will put his hand on the sea
וּֽבַנְּהָר֥וֹת יְמִינֽוֹ׃	26b	and his right hand on the currents.
ה֣וּא יִ֭קְרָאֵנִי אָ֣בִי אָ֑תָּה	27a	He will call out to me, You are my father,
אֵ֝לִ֗י וְצ֣וּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃	27b	my god and the rock who saves me."
אַף־אָ֭נִי בְּכ֣וֹר אֶתְּנֵ֑הוּ	28a	What's more, I will make him the firstborn,
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃	28b	highest of the kings of the earth.
לְ֭עוֹלָ֗ם אֶשְׁמָר־ל֣וֹ חַסְדִּ֑י	29a	I will keep my loyalty for him forever,
וּ֝בְרִיתִ֗י נֶאֱמֶ֥נֶת לֽוֹ׃	29b	and my covenant will be enduring for him.
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י לָעַ֣ד זַרְע֑וֹ	30a	I will establish his descendants forever
וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ כִּימֵ֥י שָׁמָֽיִם׃	30b	and his throne as long as the sky endures.
אִם־יַֽעַזְב֣וּ בָ֭נָיו תּוֹרָתִ֑י	31a	If his descendants reject my instruction
וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י לֹ֣א יֵלֵכֽוּן׃	31b	and do not walk according to my rules;
אִם־חֻקֹּתַ֥י יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ	32a	if they dishonor my decrees
וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃	32b	and do not keep my commands,
וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י בְשֵׁ֣בֶט פִּשְׁעָ֑ם	33a	then I will punish their rebellion with a rod
וּבִנְגָעִ֥ים עֲוֺנָֽם׃	33b	and their iniquity with wounds.
וְ֭חַסְדִּי לֹֽא־אָפִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֑וֹ	34a	But I will not annul my loyalty from being with him,
וְלֹֽא־אֲ֝שַׁקֵּ֗ר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃	34b	and I will not deal falsely with my reliability.
לֹא־אֲחַלֵּ֥ל בְּרִיתִ֑י	35a	I will not dishonor my covenant
וּמוֹצָ֥א שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י לֹ֣א אֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃	35b	or change what has come from my lips.
אַ֭חַת נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁ֑י	36a	Once and for all I swear an oath by my holiness:
אִֽם־לְדָוִ֥ד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃	36b	I will not lie to David.
זַ֭רְעוֹ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִהְיֶ֑ה	37a	His descendants will be forever,
וְכִסְא֖וֹ כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽי׃	37b	and his throne [will be] like the sun before me.
כְּ֭יָרֵחַ יִכּ֣וֹן עוֹלָ֑ם	38a	Like the moon it will be established forever,
וְעֵ֥ד בַּ֝שַּׁ֗חַק נֶאֱמָ֥ן סֶֽלָה׃	38b	and [like] the witness in heaven [it will be] enduring.'" Selah.
וְאַתָּ֣ה זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָ֑ס	39a	But you have rejected and refused!
הִ֝תְעַבַּ֗רְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃	39b	You have become furious with your anointed one.
נֵ֭אַרְתָּה בְּרִ֣ית עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	40a	You have renounced the covenant with your servant.
חִלַּ֖לְתָּ לָאָ֣רֶץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃	40b	You have thrown his crown down to the ground as something profane.
פָּרַ֥צְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָ֑יו	41a	You have breached all of his walls.
שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃	41b	You have made his strongholds a ruin.
שַׁ֭סֻּהוּ כָּל־עֹ֣בְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ	42a	All who pass by have plundered him.
הָיָ֥ה חֶ֝רְפָּ֗ה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃	42b	He has become an object of scorn to his neighbors.
הֲ֭רִימוֹתָ יְמִ֣ין צָרָ֑יו	43a	You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries.
הִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּ כָּל־אוֹיְבָֽיו׃	43b	You have caused all of his enemies to rejoice.
אַף־תָּ֭שִׁיב צ֣וּר חַרְבּ֑וֹ	44a	What's worse, you turn back his sharp sword,
וְלֹ֥א הֲ֝קֵימֹת֗וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃	44b	and you did not help him up in the battle.
הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ מִטְּהָר֑וֹ	45a	You have put an end to his splendor
וְ֝כִסְא֗וֹ לָאָ֥רֶץ מִגַּֽרְתָּה׃	45b	and hurled his throne down to the ground.
הִ֭קְצַרְתָּ יְמֵ֣י עֲלוּמָ֑יו	46a	You have cut short the days of his youth.
הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ עָלָ֖יו בּוּשָׁ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃	46b	You have covered him with shame. Selah.
עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּסָּתֵ֣ר לָנֶ֑צַח	47a	How long, YHWH? Will you hide yourself forever?
תִּבְעַ֖ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֣שׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃	47b	Will your wrath rage like a fire
זְכָר־אֲדֹנָי מֶה־חָ֑לֶד	48a	Remember, Lord, what a lifespan
עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם׃	48b	for what futility you created all people!
מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־מָּ֑וֶת	49a	What person can live and not see death,
יְמַלֵּ֨ט נַפְשׁ֖וֹ מִיַּד־שְׁא֣וֹל סֶֽלָה׃	49b	can rescue his life from the power of Sheol? Selah.
אַיֵּ֤ה ׀ חֲסָדֶ֖יךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֥ים ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י	50a	Where are your former acts of loyalty, Lord,
נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ לְ֝דָוִ֗ד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃	50b	you swore to David in your reliability?
זְכֹ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי חֶרְפַּ֣ת עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ	51a	Remember, Lord, how your servants are scorned,
שְׂאֵתִ֥י בְ֝חֵיקִ֗י כָּל־רִבֵי מֵעַמִים׃	51b	I carry in my bosom all the insults of the peoples!
אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵרְפ֖וּ אוֹיְבֶ֥יךָ ׀ יְהוָ֑ה	52a	that your enemies have scorned, YHWH,
אֲשֶׁ֥ר חֵ֝רְפ֗וּ עִקְּב֥וֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃	52b	that they have scorned the footsteps of your anointed one!
בָּר֖וּךְ יְהוָ֥ה לְ֝עוֹלָ֗ם אָ֘מֵ֥ן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃	53	Blessed be YHWH forever! Amen and Amen.