Psalms 89

Bishops^{(i) 1} I wyll sing alwayes of the mercy of God: with my mouth I wyll make knowen thy trueth from one generation to another 2 For I sayde, mercy shall for euer endure: thou hast established thy trueth in the heauens ³ I haue made a couenaunt with my chosen: I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruaunt ⁴ I wyll establishe thy seede for euer: and buylde vp thy throne from generation to generation. Selah ⁵ O God, the very heauens shall confesse thy wonderous workes: and thy trueth in the congregation of saintes ⁶ For who is he in the cloudes that shal matche God: [and who] is like vnto God amongst the children gods ⁷ God is very terrible in the assemblie of saintes: and to be feared aboue al them that are about him ⁸ O God, Lorde of hoastes, who is like vnto thee a most mightie Lorde: and thy trueth is on euery side thee ⁹ Thou rulest the ragyng of the sea: when her waues aryse, thou delayest them ¹⁰ Thou hast brought Egypt in so bad a case as if it were wounded: thou hast scattered thyne enemies abrode with thy mightie arme ¹¹ The heauens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast layde the foundation of the rounde worlde, and of all the plentie that is therin ¹² Thou hast made the north and the south: Tabor and Hermon do reioyce in thy name ¹³ Thou hast a mightie arme: thy hand is strong, and thy right hand is exalted ¹⁴ Iustice and iudgement is the foundation of thy throne: mercy and trueth shall go before thy face ¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knoweth a triumphant noyse: O God, they shall walke in the light of thy countenaunce ¹⁶ They shall make them selues merie dayly in thy name: and in thy righteousnes they shall exalt them selues ¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy louing kindnes thou wylt lift vp our hornes ¹⁸ For our shielde is of God: and our king is of the most holy of Israel ¹⁹ Thou hast spoken somtimes in visions vnto thy saintes: and hast sayde, I haue added ayde vpon the mightie, I haue exalted one chose out of the people ²⁰ I haue founde Dauid my seruaunt: I haue annoynted him with myne holye oyle ²¹ Therfore my hande shalbe assured vnto him: and mine arme shall strengthen hym ²² The enemie shal not be able to do him violence: the sonne of wickednesse shall not afflict hym ²³ I wyll breake into peeces his foes before his face: and ouerthrowe them that hate hym ²⁴ My trueth also and my mercy shalbe with hym: and in my name shall his horne be exalted ²⁵ I wyll set also his dominion in the sea: and his right hande in the fluddes ²⁶ He shall make inuocation vnto me: [saying] thou art my father O my God, and my fortresse of saluation ²⁷ And I will make him my first borne: in higher state then kinges of the earth ²⁸ My mercy wyll I kepe for hym euermore: and my couenaunt shal stand fast with hym ²⁹ His seede also wyll I make to endure for euer: and his throne as the dayes of heauen ³⁰ (89:30a) But if his chyldren forsake my lawe, and walke not in my iudgement ³¹ (89:30b) if they breake my statutes, and kepe not my commaundementes ³² (89:31) I will then visite their transgressions with a rodde: and their wickednesse with stripes ³³ (89:32) Neuerthelesse, my louyng kyndnesse I wyll not take vtterly from hym: I wyl not breake my promise with hym ³⁴ (89:33) I wyll not violate my couenaunt: nor alter the thyng that is gone out of my lyppes ³⁵ (89:34) I haue sworne once by my holynesse: that I wyll not speake an vntrueth vnto Dauid ³⁶ (89:35) His seede shall endure for euer: and his throne shalbe as the sunne before me ³⁷ (89:36) [And] as the moone which shall continue for euermore: and shalbe a faithful witnesse in heauen. Selah ³⁸ (89:37) But thou hast abhorred & forsake thine annoynted: & art sore displeased at him ³⁹ (89:38) Thou hast broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt: thou hast disgraced his crowne, [castyng it] on the grounde ⁴⁰ (89:39) Thou hast ouerthrowe all his walles: and broken downe his strong holdes ⁴¹ (89:40) All they that go by the way spoyle hym: he is become a rebuke vnto his neyghbours ⁴² (89:41) Thou hast exalted the ryght hande of his enemies: and made all his aduersaries to reioyce ⁴³ (89:42) Thou hast turned the harde edge of his sworde: and thou hast not lifted him vp in the battayle ⁴⁴ (89:43) Thou hast brought his noble estate to an ende: and hast cast his throne downe to the grounde ⁴⁵ (89:44) Thou hast shortened the dayes of his youth: and thou hast couered him with shame. Selah ⁴⁶ (89:45) O God howe long wylt thou hyde thy selfe? for euer? shall thy wrath burne lyke fire ⁴⁷ (89:46) Remember what I am, howe short my tyme is of lyfe: wherfore hast thou created in vayne all the sonnes of men ⁴⁸ (89:47) What man is he that lyueth and shall not see death? can he delyuer his owne soule from the hande of hell? Selah ⁴⁹ (89:48) Lorde where are become thy former olde louyng kyndnesses: [which] thou dydst sweare vnto Dauid by thy fayth [that thou wouldest perfourme. ⁵⁰ (89:49) Remember O Lorde the dishonour of thy seruauntes: I beare in my bosome [the dishonour of] all people that be mightie ⁵¹ (89:50) Who beyng thine enemies O God do dishonour: who do dishonour the footsteppes of thine annoynted ⁵² (89:51) Blessed be God for euermore: so be it, and so be it