1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations.

2 F or I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:

4 t hy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah

5 A nd the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

6 F or who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ?

For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord ? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord ?

7 G od is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord ? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

9 T hou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

10 T hou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

11 T he heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

12 T he north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

13 T hou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

14 J ustice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

15 B lessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.

16 I n thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

17 F or thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.

18 F or the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 T hen thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Then 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.

20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 w ith whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 T he enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 A nd I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.

24 B ut my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.

26 H e shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

27 A lso I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

28 M y mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

29 H is seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

30 I f his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,

31 i f they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

32 t hen will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

33 N evertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

34 M y covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

35 O nce have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:

36 H is seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;

37 I t shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

38 B ut thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

39 T hou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

40 T hou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

41 A ll that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

42 T hou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

43 T hou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.

44 T hou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

45 T he days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah

46 H ow long, Lord ? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

How long, Lord ? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

47 R emember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

48 W hat man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

49 L ord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?

50 R emember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

51 w herewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

52 B lessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.