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A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of thy steadfast love, O LORD, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations.
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For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens.
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Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant:
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'I will establish your descendants for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" [Selah]
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Let the heavens praise thy wonders, O LORD, thy faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
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For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
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a God feared in the council of the holy ones, great and terrible above all that are round about him?
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O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as thou art, O LORD, with thy faithfulness round about thee?
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Thou dost rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, thou stillest them.
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Thou didst crush Rahab like a carcass, thou didst scatter thy enemies with thy mighty arm.
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The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; the world and all that is in it, thou hast founded them.
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The north and the south, thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise thy name.
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Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is thy hand, high thy right hand.
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before thee.
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Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance,
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who exult in thy name all the day, and extol thy righteousness.
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For thou art the glory of their strength; by thy favor our horn is exalted.
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For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)