| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1I will sing of the LORD’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. |
| 2For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." | 2Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. |
| 3The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant: | 3The LORD said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him: |
| 4I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) | 4‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’” Interlude |
| 5O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. | 5All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness. |
| 6For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, | 6For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD? |
| 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? | 7The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne. |
| 8O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness 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 over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. | 9You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves. |
| 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. | 10You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. |
| 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. | 11The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours—you created it all. |
| 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. | 12You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name. |
| 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. | 13Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength. |
| 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants. |
| 15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. | 15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD. |
| 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. | 16They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness. |
| 17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. | 17You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong. |
| 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, 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 through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man 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 discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. | 20I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil. |
| 21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. | 21I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong. |
| 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. | 22His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him. |
| 23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. | 23I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him. |
| 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. | 24My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and by my authority he will grow in power. |
| 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers. |
| 26He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' | 26And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ |
| 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. | 27I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth. |
| 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. | 28I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end. |
| 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. | 29I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven. |
| 30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, | 30But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations, |
| 31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, | 31if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands, |
| 32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. | 32then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating. |
| 33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. | 33But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him. |
| 34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. | 34No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said. |
| 35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. | 35I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie: |
| 36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, | 36His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun. |
| 37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) | 37It will be as eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!” Interlude |
| 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. | 38But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king. |
| 39You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. | 39You have renounced your covenant with him; you have thrown his crown in the dust. |
| 40You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. | 40You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him. |
| 41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. | 41Everyone who comes along has robbed him, and he has become a joke to his neighbors. |
| 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. | 42You have strengthened his enemies and made them all rejoice. |
| 43You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. | 43You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle. |
| 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. | 44You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne. |
| 45You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) | 45You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude |
| 46How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? | 46O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire? |
| 47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? | 47Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence! |
| 48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) | 48No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude |
| 49Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? | 49Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge. |
| 50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! | 50Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people. |
| 51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. | 51Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes. |
| 52The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! | 52Praise the LORD forever! Amen and amen! |
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