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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant: |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 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. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. |
| 44[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. |
| 45[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 45You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) |
| 46[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 46How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? |
| 47[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? |
| 48[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) |
| 49[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 49Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? |
| 50[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! |
| 51[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. |
| 52[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 52The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! |
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