Salmi תהילים (Tehillim) 89

Miqra 'al pi ha-Mesorah	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃	1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 חַֽסְדֵי יְהֹוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָהלְדֹר וָדֹר ׀ אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִֽי׃	2 For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
3 כִּֽי־אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶהשָׁמַיִם ׀ תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶֽם׃	3 Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant:
4 כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִינִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּֽי׃	4 'I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah]
5 עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָוּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶֽלָה׃	5 Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD, thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
6 וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהֹוָהאַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִֽׁים׃	6 For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
7 כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהֹוָהיִדְמֶה לַיהֹוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִֽים׃	7 a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and terrible above all that are round about him?
8 אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּהוְנוֹרָא עַל־כׇּל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃	8 O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as thou art, O LORD, with thy faithfulness round about thee?
9 יְהֹוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹתמִֽי־כָמוֹךָֽ חֲסִין ׀ יָהּוֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	9 Thou dost rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
10 אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּםבְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃	10 Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
11 אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַבבִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃	11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
12 לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץתֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּֽם׃	12 The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
13 צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָםתָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃	13 Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
14 לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָהתָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
15 צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְֽקַדְּמוּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃	15 Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,
16 אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָהיְהֹוָה בְּֽאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃	16 who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness.
17 בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כׇּל־הַיּוֹםוּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרֽוּמוּ׃	17 For thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted.
18 כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּהוּבִרְצוֹנְךָ תרים תָּרוּם קַרְנֵֽינוּ׃	18 For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 כִּי לַיהֹוָה מָגִנֵּנוּוְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃	19 Of old thou didst speak in a vision to thy faithful one, and say: "I have set the crown upon one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 אָז דִּבַּרְתָּֽ בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָוַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹרהֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָֽם׃	20 I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him;
21 מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּיבְּשֶׁמֶן קׇדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃	21 so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹאַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ׃	22 The enemy shall not outwit him, the wicked shall not humble him.
23 לֹא־יַשִּׁיא אוֹיֵב בּוֹוּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽנּוּ׃	23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24 וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיווּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּֽוֹף׃	24 My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 וֶאֱֽמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹוּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנֽוֹ׃	25 I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
26 וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹוּֽבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינֽוֹ׃	26 He shall cry to me, 'Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
27 הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּהאֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִֽי׃	27 And I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּעֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃	28 My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever, and my covenant will stand firm for him.
29 לְעוֹלָם אשמור אֶשְׁמׇר־לוֹ חַסְדִּיוּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לֽוֹ׃	29 I will establish his line for ever and his throne as the days of the heavens.
30 וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹוְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָֽיִם׃	30 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my ordinances,
31 אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִיוּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכֽוּן׃	31 if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments,
32 אִם־חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּוּמִצְוֺתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃	32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with scourges;
33 וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָםוּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֺנָֽם׃	33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love, or be false to my faithfulness.
34 וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹוְלֹא־אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִֽי׃	34 I will not violate my covenant, or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 לֹֽא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִיוּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּֽה׃	35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
36 אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקׇדְשִׁיאִֽם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּֽב׃	36 His line shall endure for ever, his throne as long as the sun before me.
37 זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶהוְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּֽי׃	37 Like the moon it shall be established for ever; it shall stand firm while the skies endure. " [Selah]
38 כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָםוְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶֽלָה׃	38 But now thou hast cast off and rejected, thou art full of wrath against thy anointed.
39 וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָסהִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃	39 Thou hast renounced the covenant with thy servant; thou hast defiled his crown in the dust.
40 נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָחִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃	40 Thou hast breached all his walls; thou hast laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 פָּרַצְתָּ כׇל־גְּדֵרֹתָיושַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּֽה׃	41 All that pass by despoil him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
42 שַׁסֻּהוּ כׇּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְהָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָֽיו׃	42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his foes; thou hast made all his enemies rejoice.
43 הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיוהִשְׂמַחְתָּ כׇּל־אוֹיְבָֽיו׃	43 Yea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and thou hast not made him stand in battle.
44 אַף־תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹוְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃	44 Thou hast removed the scepter from his hand, and cast his throne to the ground.
45 הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹוְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּֽרְתָּה׃	45 Thou hast cut short the days of his youth; thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah]
46 הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיוהֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶֽלָה׃	46 How long, O LORD? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
47 עַד־מָה יְהֹוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַחתִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃	47 Remember, O Lord, what the measure of life is, for what vanity thou hast created all the sons of men!
48 זְכׇר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶדעַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כׇל־בְּנֵֽי־אָדָֽם׃	48 What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]
49 מִי גֶבֶר יִֽחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶתיְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶֽלָה׃	49 Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
50 אַיֵּה ׀ חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים ׀ אֲדֹנָינִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃	50 Remember, O Lord, how thy servant is scorned; how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,
51 זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָשְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כׇּל־רַבִּים עַמִּֽים׃	51 with which thy enemies taunt, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of thy anointed.
52 אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ ׀ יְהֹוָהאֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ׃	52 Blessed be the LORD for ever! Amen and Amen.
53 בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָםאָמֵן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃ ספר רביעי