| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. | 1A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the LORD's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. |
| 2I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. | 2For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." |
| 3You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, | 3The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant: |
| 4I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'" | 4I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) |
| 5The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. | 5O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. |
| 6For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? | 6For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, |
| 7In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. | 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? |
| 8Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you. | 8O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. | 9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. |
| 10You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. | 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. |
| 11The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. | 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. |
| 12You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. | 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. |
| 13Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. | 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. | 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. |
| 15Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD. | 15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. |
| 16They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness. | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. |
| 17For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn. | 17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. |
| 18Indeed, our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people. | 19Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people. |
| 20I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. | 20I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. |
| 21My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. | 21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him. | 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. |
| 23I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries. | 23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. |
| 24My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted. | 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. |
| 25I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. |
| 26He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.' | 26He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' |
| 27And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. | 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. |
| 28I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. | 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. |
| 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. | 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. |
| 30"If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes, | 30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, |
| 31if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands, | 31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, |
| 32I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging; | 32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. |
| 33but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. | 33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. |
| 34I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. | 34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. |
| 35Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David-- | 35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. |
| 36that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; | 36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, |
| 37it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." | 37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) |
| 38But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one. | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust. | 39You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. |
| 40You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. |
| 41All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. | 41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. |
| 43Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle. | 43You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. |
| 44You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. | 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. |
| 45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. | 45You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) |
| 46How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? | 46How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? |
| 47Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity! | 47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? |
| 48Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave? | 48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) |
| 49Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David? | 49Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? |
| 50Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations, | 50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! |
| 51the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one. | 51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. |
| 52Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. | 52The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! |
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