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Psalms 89:18-29 ESV ...For our shield belongs to the LORD   () , our king to the Holy One of Israel. (19) Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: "I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. (20) I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, (21) so that my hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. (22) The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. (23) I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. (24) My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. (25) I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. (26) He shall cry to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' (27) And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. (28) My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm for him. (29) I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

Psalms 89:18-29 LITV ...For Jehovah  () is our shield, yea, the Holy One of Israel our King. (19) Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one; and You said, I have laid help on a mighty one. I have exalted a chosen one from the people. (20) I have found My servant David; I have anointed him with My holy oil. (21) My hand shall be fixed with him; and My arm shall make him strong. (22) An enemy will not exact against him; nor the son of iniquity afflict him. (23) And I will beat down his foes before him, and plague those hating him. (24) But My faithfulness and My mercy is with him; and his horn shall be exalted in My name. (25) And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. (26) He shall cry to Me, My Father, You are my God, and the rock of my salvation. (27) And I will make Him My first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. (28) I will keep My mercy for him forever, and My covenant shall hold fast with him. (29) And I have established his Seed forever, and His throne as the days of the heavens.

Psalms 89:18-29 GW ...Our shield belongs to the LORD  (). Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel. (19) Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: "I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people. (20) I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil. (21) My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength. (22) No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him. (23) I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him. (24) My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious. (25) I will put his left hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. (26) He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.' (27) Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth. (28) My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable. (29) I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.

Psalms 89:18-29 GNB ...You, O LORD  (), chose our protector; you, the Holy God of Israel, gave us our king. (19) In a vision long ago you said to your faithful servants, "I have given help to a famous soldier; I have given the throne to one I chose from the people. (20) I have made my servant David king by anointing him with holy oil. (21) My strength will always be with him, my power will make him strong. (22) His enemies will never succeed against him; the wicked will not defeat him. (23) I will crush his foes and kill everyone who hates him. (24) I will love him and be loyal to him; I will make him always victorious. (25) I will extend his kingdom from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates River. (26) He will say to me, 'You are my father and my God; you are my protector and savior.' (27) I will make him my first-born son, the greatest of all kings. (28) I will always keep my promise to him, and my covenant with him will last forever. (29) His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky; a descendant of his will always be king.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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