| New King James Version | NET 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 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. |
| 2For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.” | 2For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." |
| 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 made a promise on oath to David, my servant: |
| 4‘Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.’ ” Selah | 4I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) |
| 5And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints. | 5O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. |
| 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 to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, |
| 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 who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. | 8O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. | 9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. |
| 10You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. | 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. |
| 11The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them. | 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. |
| 12The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name. | 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. |
| 13You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. | 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. | 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. |
| 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 worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. |
| 16In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. |
| 17For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. |
| 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18For 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. | 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. |
| 20I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, | 20I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. |
| 21With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. | 21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. | 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. |
| 23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him. | 23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. |
| 24“But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted. | 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. |
| 25Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. |
| 26He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ | 26He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' |
| 27Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. |
| 28My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him. | 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. |
| 29His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. | 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. |
| 30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, | 30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, |
| 31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, | 31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, |
| 32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. | 32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. |
| 33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. | 33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. |
| 34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. | 34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. |
| 35Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: | 35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. |
| 36His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me; | 36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, |
| 37It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah | 37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) |
| 38But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed. | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. | 39You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. |
| 40You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. |
| 41All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors. | 41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. |
| 43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle. | 43You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. |
| 44You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. | 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. |
| 45The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have cut short his youth, and 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 this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? |
| 47Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men? | 47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? |
| 48What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah | 48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) |
| 49Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth? | 49Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? |
| 50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, | 50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! |
| 51With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed. | 51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD forevermore! Amen and Amen. | 52The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! |
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