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1 A 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.
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1 I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.
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2 For I have said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens."
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2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
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3 "I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
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3 You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
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4 'Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.' " Selah
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4 'I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.' " "Selah"
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5 And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
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5 The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
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6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
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6 For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
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7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
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7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
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8 O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
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8 O LORD God Almighty, who is like you? You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
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9 You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.
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9 You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
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10 You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
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10 You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
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11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
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11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
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12 The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
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12 You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
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13 You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
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13 Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.
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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
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15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
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15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
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16 In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
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16 They rejoice in your name all day long; they exult in your righteousness.
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17 For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.
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17 For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn.
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18 For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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18 Indeed, our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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19 Then 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.
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19 Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people.
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20 I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,
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20 I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
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21 With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.
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21 My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
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22 The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
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22 No enemy will subject him to tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
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23 I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.
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23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
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24 "But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
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24 My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted.
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25 Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.
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25 I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers.
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26 He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'
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26 He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.'
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27 Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
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27 I will also appoint him my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.
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28 My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
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28 I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.
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29 His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
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29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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30 "If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
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30 "If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
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31 If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,
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31 if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
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32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;
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33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
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33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
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34 My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
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34 I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.
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35 Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
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35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David--
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36 His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
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36 that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
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37 It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah
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37 it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." "Selah"
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38 But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.
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38 But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
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39 You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
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39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
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40 You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
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40 You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins.
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41 All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
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41 All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors.
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42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
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42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.
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43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.
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43 You have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle.
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44 You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
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44 You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
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45 The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah
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45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. "Selah"
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46 How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?
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46 How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
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47 Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?
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47 Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men!
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48 What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah
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48 What man can live and not see death, or save himself from the power of the grave ? "Selah"
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49 Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?
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49 O Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
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50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants-- How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
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50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
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51 With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
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51 the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O LORD, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.
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52 Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.
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52 Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
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