1 I will sing of the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.

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 and loving-kindness shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness will You 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 one, I have sworn to David My servant,

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

4 Y our Seed I will establish forever, and I will build up your throne for all generations. Selah!

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

5 L et heaven (the angels) praise Your wonders, O Lord, Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones (the holy angels).

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

6 F or who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the mighty can be likened to 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 A God greatly feared and revered in the council of the holy (angelic) ones, and to be feared and worshipfully revered above all those who are round 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 mighty one like unto You, O Lord? And Your faithfulness is round about You.

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

9 Y ou rule the raging of the sea; when its waves arise, You still them.

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

10 Y ou have broken Rahab (Egypt) in pieces; with Your mighty arm You have scattered Your enemies.

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 Yours, the earth also is Yours; the world and all that is in it, You have 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, You have created them; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon joyously praise Your name.

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

13 Y ou have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand, Your right hand is soaring high.

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

14 R ighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and loving-kindness and truth go before Your face.

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

15 B lessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people who know the joyful sound; they walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

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

16 I n Your name they rejoice all the day, and in Your righteousness they are exalted.

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

17 F or You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted and we walk with uplifted faces!

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

18 F or our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

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

19 O nce You spoke in a vision to Your devoted ones and said, I have endowed one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from among 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 and ever abide; My 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 from him or do him violence or outwit him, nor shall the wicked afflict and humble him.

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

23 I will beat down his foes before his face and smite those who hate him.

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

24 M y faithfulness and My mercy and loving-kindness 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 in control also on the Sea, and his right hand on the rivers.

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

26 H e shall cry to Me, You are 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 the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

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

28 M y mercy and loving-kindness will I keep for him forevermore, and My covenant shall stand fast and be faithful with him.

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

29 H is Offspring also will I make to endure forever, 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 ordinances,

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

31 I f they break or profane My statutes and keep not My commandments,

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

32 T hen will I punish 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 loving-kindness will I not break off from him, nor allow 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 or profane, 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, which cannot be violated; I will not lie to David:

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

36 H is Offspring shall endure forever, 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 forever as the moon, the faithful witness in the heavens. Selah!

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

38 B ut You have cast off and rejected; You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

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

39 Y ou have despised and loathed and renounced the covenant with Your servant; You have 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 Y ou have broken down all his hedges and his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

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

41 A ll who pass along the road spoil and rob him; he has become the scorn and reproach of his neighbors.

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

42 Y ou have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

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

43 M oreover, You have turned back the edge of his sword and have not made him to stand in battle.

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

44 Y ou have made his glory and splendor to cease and have hurled to the ground his throne.

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

45 T he days of his youth have You shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah!

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

46 H ow long, O Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? How long shall Your wrath burn like fire?

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

47 O remember how short my time is and what a mere fleeting life mine is. For what emptiness, falsity, futility, and frailty You have created all men!

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

48 W hat man can live and shall not see death, or can deliver himself from the hand of Sheol (the place of the dead)? 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 Your former loving-kindnesses, which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

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

50 R emember, Lord, and earnestly imprint the reproach of Your servants, scorned and insulted, how I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many and mighty peoples,

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

51 W ith which Your enemies have taunted, O Lord, with which they have mocked the footsteps of Your 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 forevermore! Amen and Amen.

Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.