New King James Version | New Living Translation |
1A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. | 1I will sing of the LORD’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. |
2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” | 2Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. |
3“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: | 3The LORD said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him: |
4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah | 4‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude |
5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. | 5All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness. |
6For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD? | 6For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD? |
7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him. | 7The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne. |
8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. | 8O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD? You are entirely faithful. |
9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. | 9You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves. |
10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. | 10You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. |
11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. | 11The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours—you created it all. |
12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. | 12You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name. |
13You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. | 13Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength. |
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. |
15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. | 15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD. |
16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. | 16They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness. |
17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong. |
18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18Yes, our protection comes from the LORD, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king. |
19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. | 19Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people. You said, “I have raised up a warrior. I have selected him from the common people to be king. |
20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, | 20I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil. |
21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. | 21I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong. |
22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him. |
23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him. | 23I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him. |
24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted. | 24My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and by my authority he will grow in power. |
25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers. |
26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ | 26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ |
27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth. |
28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him. | 28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end. |
29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. | 29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven. |
30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, | 30But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations, |
31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, | 31if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands, |
32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. | 32then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating. |
33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. | 33But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him. |
34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. | 34No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said. |
35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: | 35I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie: |
36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me; | 36His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun. |
37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah | 37It will be as eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!” Interlude |
38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed. | 38But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king. |
39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. | 39You have renounced your covenant with him; you have thrown his crown in the dust. |
40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. | 40You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him. |
41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors. | 41Everyone who comes along has robbed him, and he has become a joke to his neighbors. |
42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have strengthened his enemies and made them all rejoice. |
43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle. | 43You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle. |
44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. | 44You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne. |
45The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude |
46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire? | 46O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire? |
47Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men? | 47Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence! |
48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah | 48No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude |
49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? | 49Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge. |
50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, | 50Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people. |
51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. | 51Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes. |
52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen. | 52Praise the LORD forever! Amen and amen! |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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