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.

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

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

For I have said, “ Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”

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

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

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

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

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

The heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly 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?

For who in the skies is comparable to the Lord ? Who among the sons of the mighty 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.

A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

13 Y ou have a strong arm. Your hand is powerful. Your right hand is honored.

You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted.

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

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness 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.

How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O Lord, they walk in the light of Your countenance.

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

In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

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

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

18 F or our safe-covering belongs to the Lord. And our king belongs 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 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.

Once 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.

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

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

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

With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him.

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

“The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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

“But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike 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.

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

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

“I shall also set his hand on the sea 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.’

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

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

“I also shall make him My firstborn, 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.

“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

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

“So I will establish his descendants forever And his throne as the days of heaven.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

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

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

40 Y ou have broken down all his walls. You have destroyed his strong places.

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

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

All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach 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.

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

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

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

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

You have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground.

45 Y ou have made him old before his time, and have covered him with shame.

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

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

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

47 R emember how fast my life is passing. You have made all men for nothing.

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

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

What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

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

Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

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.

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

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

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

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

Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen and Amen.