| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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 about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. |
| 2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” | 2For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in 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 My chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David My servant: |
| 4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah | 4I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. | 5 LORD, the heavens praise Your wonders-- 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 can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings 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. | 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him. |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. | 8 LORD God of Hosts, who is strong like You, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds You. |
| 9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them. |
| 10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. | 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful 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 everything in it--You founded them. |
| 12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. | 12North and south--You 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 mighty arm; Your hand is powerful; Your right hand is lifted high. |
| 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; faithful love and truth go before You. |
| 15Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. | 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence. |
| 16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. | 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and they are exalted by Your righteousness. |
| 17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, 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. | 19You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
| 20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, | 20I have found David My servant; I have anointed him with My sacred oil. |
| 21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and My arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him. |
| 23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him. | 23I will crush his foes 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. | 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ | 26He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him My firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him. | 28I will always preserve My faithful love for him, and My covenant with him will endure. |
| 29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, | 30If his sons forsake My instruction and do not live by My ordinances, |
| 31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, | 31if they dishonor My statutes and do not keep My commands, |
| 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows. |
| 33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. | 33But I will not withdraw My faithful love from him or betray My faithfulness. |
| 34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. | 34I will not violate My covenant or change what My lips have said. |
| 35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: | 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by My holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me; | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before Me, |
| 37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed. | 38But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. | 39You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have completely dishonored his crown. |
| 40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. | 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors. | 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; 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 have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 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, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning 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. Have You created everyone for nothing? |
| 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 never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah |
| 49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? | 49Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love that 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, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants-- in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. | 51how Your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen. | 52May the LORD be praised forever. Amen and amen. |
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