| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. | 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. |
| 2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. | 2For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens." |
| 3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, | 3The LORD said," I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David My servant: |
| 4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. | 4I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. | 5 LORD, the heavens praise Your wonders-- Your faithfulness also-- in the assembly of the holy ones. |
| 6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? | 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. | 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him. |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? | 8 LORD God of Hosts, who is strong like You, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds You. |
| 9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them. |
| 10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. | 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm. |
| 11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. | 11The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours. The world and everything in it--You founded them. |
| 12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. | 12North and south--You created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. |
| 13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. | 13You have a mighty arm; Your hand is powerful; Your right hand is lifted high. |
| 14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; faithful love and truth go before You. |
| 15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. | 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence. |
| 16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. | 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and they are exalted by Your righteousness. |
| 17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. | 17For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. | 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. | 19You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
| 20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: | 20I have found David My servant; I have anointed him with My sacred oil. |
| 21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and My arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him. |
| 23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. | 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. |
| 24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. | 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. | 26He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him My firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. | 28I will always preserve My faithful love for him, and My covenant with him will endure. |
| 29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; | 30If his sons forsake My instruction and do not live by My ordinances, |
| 31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; | 31if they dishonor My statutes and do not keep My commands, |
| 32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows. |
| 33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. | 33But I will not withdraw My faithful love from him or betray My faithfulness. |
| 34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. | 34I will not violate My covenant or change what My lips have said. |
| 35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. | 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by My holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before Me, |
| 37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. | 38But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed. |
| 39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. | 39You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have completely dishonored his crown. |
| 40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. | 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. | 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. |
| 42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. | 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. |
| 43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. | 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. | 45You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah |
| 46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? | 46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning like fire? |
| 47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? | 47Remember how short my life is. Have You created everyone for nothing? |
| 48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. | 48What man can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah |
| 49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? | 49Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love that You swore to David in Your faithfulness? |
| 50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; | 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants-- in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. | 51how Your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. | 52May the LORD be praised forever. Amen and amen. |
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