| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Contemplation of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever; With my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. | 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth. |
| 2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” | 2For I have said, "Lovingkindness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness." |
| 3“I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David: | 3"I have made a covenant with My chosen; I have sworn to David My servant, |
| 4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah | 4I will establish your seed forever And build up your throne to all generations." Selah. |
| 5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. | 5The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. |
| 6For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD? | 6For who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the LORD, |
| 7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him. | 7A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him? |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. | 8O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. |
| 9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. | 9You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. |
| 10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. | 10You Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. |
| 11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. | 11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have founded them. |
| 12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. | 12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. |
| 13You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. | 13You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. |
| 15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. | 15How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance. |
| 16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. | 16In Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted. |
| 17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For You are the glory of their strength, And by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. | 19Once 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. |
| 20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, | 20"I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I have anointed him, |
| 21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. | 21With whom My hand will be established; My arm also will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22"The enemy will not deceive him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. |
| 23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him. | 23"But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him. |
| 24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted. | 24"My faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him, And in My name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers. | 25"I shall also set his hand on the sea And his right hand on the rivers. |
| 26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ | 26"He will cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. | 27"I also shall make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him. | 28"My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall be confirmed to him. |
| 29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. | 29"So I will establish his descendants forever And his throne as the days of heaven. |
| 30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, | 30"If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, |
| 31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, | 31If they violate My statutes And do not keep My commandments, |
| 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. | 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod And their iniquity with stripes. |
| 33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. | 33"But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness. |
| 34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. | 34"My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. |
| 35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: | 35"Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me; | 36"His descendants shall endure forever And his throne as the sun before Me. |
| 37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah | 37"It shall be established forever like the moon, And the witness in the sky is faithful." Selah. |
| 38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed. | 38But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. | 39You have spurned the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown in the dust. |
| 40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. | 40You have broken down all his walls; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. |
| 41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors. | 41All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a reproach to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. |
| 43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle. | 43You also turn back the edge of his sword And have not made him stand in battle. |
| 44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor to cease And cast his throne to the ground. |
| 45The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah. |
| 46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire? | 46How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire? |
| 47Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men? | 47Remember what my span of life is; For what vanity You have created all the sons of men! |
| 48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah | 48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. |
| 49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? | 49Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness? |
| 50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, | 50Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants; How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, |
| 51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. | 51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen. | 52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. |
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