1 I will sing of the loving-kindness of Jehovah for ever; with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness from generation to generation.

I will sing of the loving-kindness of the Lord forever. I will make known with my mouth how faithful You are to all people.

2 F or I said, Loving-kindness shall be built up for ever; in the very heavens wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.

For I said, “Loving-kindness will be built up forever. You will make known how faithful You are in the heavens.”

3 I have made a covenant with mine elect, I have sworn unto David my servant:

You said, “I have made an agreement with My chosen one. I have promised to David, Your servant.

4 T hy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne from generation to generation. Selah.

I will make your seed last forever. I will build up your throne for all the children-to-come.”

5 A nd the heavens shall celebrate thy wonders, O Jehovah, and thy faithfulness in the congregation of the saints.

O Lord, the heavens will praise Your great works and how faithful You are in the meeting of the holy ones.

6 F or who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?

For who in the heavens is like the Lord? Who among the sons of the powerful is like the Lord?

7 G od is greatly to be feared in the council of the saints, and terrible for all that are round about him.

God is honored with fear in the meeting of the holy ones. He is honored with fear more than all who are around Him.

8 J ehovah, God of hosts, who is like unto thee, the strong Jah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

Lord God of all, powerful Lord, who is like You? All around You we see how faithful You are.

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

You rule over the rising sea. When its waves rise, You quiet them.

10 T hou hast crushed Rahab as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

You have crushed Rahab like one who is killed. You have destroyed those who hate You with Your powerful arm.

11 T hine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.

The heavens are Yours; and the earth is Yours. You have made the world and all that is in it.

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

You have made from nothing the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon call out for joy at Your name.

13 T hine is the arm of might: strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand.

You have a strong arm. Your hand is powerful. Your right hand is honored.

14 R ighteousness and judgment are the foundation of thy throne; loving-kindness and truth go before thy face.

Your throne stands on what is right and fair. Loving-kindness and truth go before You.

15 B lessed is the people that know the shout of joy: they walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

How happy are the people who know the sound of joy! They walk in the light of Your face, O Lord.

16 I n thy name are they joyful all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

They are full of joy in Your name all day long. And by being right with You, they are honored.

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

For You are the shining-greatness of their strength. And our horn is lifted high by Your favor.

18 F or Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.

For our safe-covering belongs to the Lord. And our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

19 T hen thou spakest in vision of thy Holy One, and saidst, I have laid help upon a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Once You spoke in a special dream to Your faithful ones, saying: “I have given help to a powerful one. I have honored a chosen one from among the people.

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

I have found David, Your servant. I have poured My holy oil upon him.

21 W ith whom my hand shall be established; and mine arm shall strengthen him.

My hand will stay with him. And My arm will give him strength.

22 N o enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;

Those who hate him will not fool him. No sinful man will bring trouble to him.

23 B ut I will beat down his adversaries before his face, and will smite them that hate him.

But he will see Me crush those who fight against him. I will kill those who hate him.

24 A nd my faithfulness and my loving-kindness shall be with him, and by my name shall his horn be exalted.

I will be faithful and My loving-kindness will be with him. And in My name he will become great.

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

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

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

He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock that saves me.’

27 A nd as to me, I will make him firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

I will make him My first-born also, the highest of the kings of the earth.

28 M y loving-kindness will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him;

I will keep My loving-kindness for him forever. And My agreement with him will be made strong.

29 A nd I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

I will make his seed last forever. And his throne will last as long as heaven.

30 I f his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;

“If his sons leave My Law and do not do what I say,

31 I f they profane my statutes, and keep not my commandments:

and if they break My Laws and do not obey My Word,

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

then I will punish their sin with the stick, and their wrong-doing with the whip.

33 N evertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor belie my faithfulness;

But I will not take my loving-kindness from him. I will always be faithful to him.

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

I will not break My agreement, or change what was spoken by My lips.

35 O nce have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:

Once I have promised by My holy name, I will not lie to David.

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

His seed will last forever. And his throne will last before Me like the sun.

37 I t shall be established for ever as the moon, and the witness in the sky is firm. Selah.

It will last forever like the moon, which may always be seen in the sky.”

38 B ut thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed:

But You have thrown off and turned away from Your chosen one. You have been full of anger against him.

39 T hou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown to the ground:

You have hated the agreement with Your servant. You have made his crown dirty in the dust.

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

You have broken down all his walls. You have destroyed his strong places.

41 A ll that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.

All who pass on the road rob him. He has become a shame to his neighbors.

42 T hou hast exalted the right hand of his oppressors; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice:

You have honored the right hand of those who fight against him. You have made all who hate him glad.

43 Y ea, thou hast turned back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him stand in the battle.

You have turned away the sharp part of his sword. And You have not made him stand in a fight.

44 T hou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground;

You have put an end to what shows of his greatness, and have thrown his throne to the ground.

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

You have made him old before his time, and have covered him with shame.

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

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

47 R emember, as regards me, what life is. Wherefore hast thou created all the children of men to be vanity?

Remember how fast my life is passing. You have made all men for nothing.

48 W hat man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

What man can live and not see death? Can he save himself from the power of the grave?

49 W here, Lord, are thy former loving-kindnesses, thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

O Lord, where is the loving-kindness You used to have, that You promised in faith to David?

50 R emember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants—that I bear in my bosom all the mighty peoples—

O Lord, remember the shame of those who work for You. Remember how I carry near my heart the shame of all the nations.

51 W herewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

Those who hate You have put us to shame, O Lord. They have put to shame the footsteps of Your chosen one.

52 B lessed be Jehovah for evermore! Amen, and Amen.

Praise the Lord forever! Let it be so.