| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth. | 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, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness." | 2For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens." |
| 3"I have made a covenant with My chosen; 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: |
| 4I will establish your seed forever And build up your throne to all generations." Selah. | 4I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also 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 is comparable to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the LORD, | 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 7A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around 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 also surrounds You. | 8 LORD God of Hosts, who is strong like You, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds You. |
| 9You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them. |
| 10You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain; 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, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have founded them. | 11The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours. The world and everything in it--You founded them. |
| 12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. | 12North and south--You created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. |
| 13You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, 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; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; faithful love and truth go before You. |
| 15How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance. | 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence. |
| 16In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted. | 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. |
| 18For 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. |
| 19Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones, And said, "I have given help to one who is mighty; 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. |
| 20"I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him, | 20I have found David My servant; I have anointed him with My sacred oil. |
| 21With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and My arm will strengthen him. |
| 22"The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him. |
| 23"But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. | 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. |
| 24"My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted. | 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25"I shall also set his hand on the sea And his right hand on the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26"He will cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.' | 26He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27"I also shall make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him My firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28"My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. | 28I will always preserve My faithful love for him, and My covenant with him will endure. |
| 29"So I will establish his descendants forever And his throne as the days of heaven. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30"If 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 do not keep My commandments, | 31if they dishonor My statutes and do not keep My commands, |
| 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod And their iniquity with stripes. | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows. |
| 33"But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. | 33But I will not withdraw My faithful love from him or betray My faithfulness. |
| 34"My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. | 34I will not violate My covenant or change what My lips have said. |
| 35"Once 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. |
| 36"His descendants shall endure forever And his throne as the sun before Me. | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before Me, |
| 37"It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful." Selah. | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. | 38But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed. |
| 39You have spurned the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned 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 brought his strongholds to ruin. | 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All who pass along the way 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 adversaries; 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 also turn back the edge of his sword And have not made him stand in battle. | 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44You have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 45You have shortened 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 burn like fire? | 46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning like fire? |
| 47Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity You have created all the sons of men! | 47Remember how short my life is. Have You created everyone for nothing? |
| 48What man can live and not 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 are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness? | 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; How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, | 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants-- in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. | 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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