1 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 will be built up forever. You will make known how faithful You are in the heavens.”

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

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

5 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 heavens is like the Lord? Who among the sons of the powerful is like the Lord?

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

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

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

10 Y ou 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; and the earth is Yours. You have made the world and all that is in it.

12 Y ou 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 powerful. Your right hand is honored.

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

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

16 T hey 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 shining-greatness of their strength. And our horn is lifted high by Your favor.

18 F or our safe-covering belongs to the Lord. And our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

19 O nce 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, Your servant. I have poured My holy oil upon him.

21 M y hand will stay with him. And My arm will give him strength.

22 T hose who hate him will not fool him. No sinful man will bring trouble to him.

23 B ut he will see Me crush those who fight against him. I will kill those who hate him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31 a nd if they break My Laws and do not obey My Word,

32 t hen I will punish their sin with the stick, and their wrong-doing with the whip.

33 B ut I will not take my loving-kindness from him. I will always be faithful to him.

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

35 O nce I have promised by My holy name, I will not lie to David.

36 H is seed will last forever. And his throne will last before Me like the sun.

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

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

39 Y ou 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 destroyed his strong places.

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

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

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

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

45 Y ou 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 anger burn like fire?

47 R emember 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 save himself from the power of the grave?

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

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

52 P raise the Lord forever! Let it be so.