1 I will sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

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 have said, “ Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your 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 My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant,

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

4 I will establish your seed forever And build up your throne to all generations.” Selah.

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

5 T he heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

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 skies is comparable to the Lord ? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord,

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

7 A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around 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 O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord ? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

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

9 Y ou rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

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

10 Y ou Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

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

11 T he heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have 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, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

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

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

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

14 R ighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

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

15 H ow blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O Lord, they walk in the light of Your 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 Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

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

17 F or You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

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

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

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

19 O nce 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.

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 I have anointed him,

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

21 W ith whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him.

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

22 “ The enemy will not deceive 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 “ But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

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

24 “ My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted.

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

25 “ I shall also set his hand on the sea And his right hand on the rivers.

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

26 “ He will cry to Me, ‘You are 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 “ I also shall make him My 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 “ My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

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

29 “ So I will establish his descendants forever 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 “ If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,

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

31 I f they violate My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

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

32 T hen I will punish 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 “ But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

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

34 “ My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

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

35 “ Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

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

36 “ His descendants shall endure forever And his throne as the sun before Me.

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

37 “ It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah.

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

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

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

39 Y ou have spurned the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown in the dust.

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

40 Y ou have broken down all his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

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

41 A ll who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

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

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

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

43 Y ou also turn back the edge of his sword And have not made him stand in battle.

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

44 Y ou have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground.

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

45 Y ou have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah.

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

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

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

47 R emember what my span of life is; For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

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

48 W hat man can live and not see death? Can 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 are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

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

50 R emember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants; How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many 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 ith which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your 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 the Lord forever! Amen and Amen.

Praise the Lord forever! Let it be so.