New King James Version

New Living Translation

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.

1I will sing of the LORD’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.”

2Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

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

3The LORD said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him:

4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah

4‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude

5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

5All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

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 all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything 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.

7The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

8O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD? You are entirely faithful.

9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.

9You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.

10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

10You crushed the great sea monster. 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, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours—you created it all.

12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.

12You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.

13You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

13Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength.

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. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.

15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance.

15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

16They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness.

17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.

17You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.

18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

18Yes, our protection comes from the LORD, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.

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.

19Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people. You said, “I have raised up a warrior. I have selected him from the common people to be king.

20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,

20I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil.

21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.

21I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong.

22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

22His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him.

23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.

23I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him.

24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

24My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and by my authority he will grow in power.

25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.

25I will extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers.

26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

26And he will call out 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.

27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.

28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end.

29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

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

30But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,

31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

31if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands,

32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

32then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.

33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

33But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him.

34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.

34No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.

35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:

35I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:

36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;

36His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun.

37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

37It will be as eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!” Interlude

38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.

38But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.

39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

39You have renounced your covenant with him; you have thrown his crown in the dust.

40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

40You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him.

41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.

41Everyone who comes along has robbed him, and he has become a joke to his neighbors.

42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

42You have strengthened his enemies and made them all rejoice.

43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.

43You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle.

44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

44You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne.

45The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah

45You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude

46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

46O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?

47Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?

47Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!

48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

48No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude

49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?

49Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.

50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

50Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.

51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.

51Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.

52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen.

52Praise the LORD forever! Amen and amen!

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.