| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. | 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. |
| 2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” | 2For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens." |
| 3You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: | 3The LORD said," I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David My servant: |
| 4‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah | 4I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones. | 5 LORD, the heavens praise Your wonders-- Your faithfulness also-- in the assembly of the holy ones. |
| 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? | 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him. | 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him. |
| 8O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You. | 8 LORD God of Hosts, who is strong like You, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds You. |
| 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them. |
| 10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. | 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm. |
| 11The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded. | 11The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours. The world and everything in it--You founded them. |
| 12North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. | 12North and south--You created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. |
| 13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted. | 13You have a mighty arm; Your hand is powerful; Your right hand is lifted high. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; faithful love and truth go before You. |
| 15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence. | 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence. |
| 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult. | 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and they are exalted by Your righteousness. |
| 17For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. | 19You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
| 20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him. | 20I have found David My servant; I have anointed him with My sacred oil. |
| 21My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and My arm will strengthen him. |
| 22No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him. | 22The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him. |
| 23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. | 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. |
| 24My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. | 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’ | 26He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him My firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. | 28I will always preserve My faithful love for him, and My covenant with him will endure. |
| 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, | 30If his sons forsake My instruction and do not live by My ordinances, |
| 31if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, | 31if they dishonor My statutes and do not keep My commands, |
| 32I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows. |
| 33But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. | 33But I will not withdraw My faithful love from him or betray My faithfulness. |
| 34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. | 34I will not violate My covenant or change what My lips have said. |
| 35Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— | 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by My holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before Me, |
| 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one. | 38But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust. | 39You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have completely dishonored his crown. |
| 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble. | 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors. | 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. |
| 43You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle. | 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 45You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah |
| 46How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? | 46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning like fire? |
| 47Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! | 47Remember how short my life is. Have You created everyone for nothing? |
| 48What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah | 48What man can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah |
| 49Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David? | 49Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love that You swore to David in Your faithfulness? |
| 50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— | 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants-- in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one! | 51how Your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen. | 52May the LORD be praised forever. Amen and amen. |
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