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I will
sing of the
lovingkindness of the
LORD forever; To
all generations I will
make known Your
faithfulness with my
mouth.
~'lw{[ h'wh.y yed.s;x yix'r.z,a'h !'tyea.l lyiK.f;m ? yip.B '$.t'n.Wm/a ;[yidw{a r{d'w r{d.l h'ryiv'a
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For I have
said,
"Lovingkindness will be
built up
forever; In the
heavens You will
establish Your
faithfulness."
!ik'T ~Iy;m'v h,n'BIy d,s,x ~'lw{[ yiT.r;m'a -yiK ? ~,h'b '$.t'n.Wm/a
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"I have
made a
covenant with My
chosen; I have
sworn to
David My
servant,
yiD.b;[ diw'd.l yiT.[;B.vin yiryix.bil tyir.b yiT;r'K
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I will
establish your
seed forever * And
build up your
throne to
all generations."
Selah.
rw{d'w -r{d.l yityin'b.W '$,[.r;z !yik'a ~'lw{[ -d;[ ? h'l,s '$]a.siK
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The
heavens will
praise Your
wonders, O
LORD; Your
faithfulness also in the
assembly of the
holy ones.
'$.t'n.Wm/a -p;a h'wh.y '$]a.liP ~Iy;m'v .Wdw{y.w ? ~yiv{d.q l;h.qiB
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For
who in the
skies is
comparable to the
LORD? Who among the
sons of the
mighty is
like the
LORD,
h'why;l h,m.dIy h'why;l .${r][;y q;x;V;b yim yiK ? ]myilea yen.biB
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A
God greatly feared in the
council of the
holy ones, And
awesome above all those who are
around Him?
-l'K -l;[ a'rw{n.w h'B;r ~yiv{d.q -dw{s.B #'r][;n lea ? wy'byib.s
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O
LORD God of
hosts,
who is
like You, O
mighty LORD? Your
faithfulness also
surrounds You.
H'y !yis]x '$w{m'k -yim tw{a'b.c yeh{l/a h'wh.y ? '$y,tw{byib.s '$.t'n.Wm/a,w
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You
rule the
swelling of the
sea; When its
waves rise, You
still them.
h'T;a wy'L;g aw{f.B ~'Y;h t.Waeg.B levw{m h'T;a ? ~ex.B;v.t
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You
Yourself crushed Rahab like one who is
slain; You
scattered Your
enemies with Your
mighty arm.
'T.r;ZiP '$.ZU[ ;[w{r.ziB b;h'r l'l'x,k 'taiKid h'T;a ? '$y,b.yw{a
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The
heavens are Yours, the
earth also is Yours; The
world and
all it
contains, You have
founded them.
h'T;a H'a{l.m.W lebeT #,r'a '$.l -p;a ~Iy;m'v '$.l ? ~'T.d;s.y
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The
north and the
south, You have
created them;
Tabor and
Hermon shout for
joy at Your
name.
!w{m.r,x.w rw{b'T ~'ta'r.b h'T;a !yim'y.w !w{p'c ? .WneN;r.y '$.miv.B
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You have a
strong arm; Your
hand is
mighty, Your
right hand is
exalted.
~.Wr'T '$.d'y z{['T h'r.Wb.G -mi[ ;[w{r.z '$.l ? '$,nyim.y
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Righteousness and
justice are the
foundation of Your
throne;
Lovingkindness and
truth go before You.
.Wm.D;q.y t,m/a,w d,s,x '$,a.siK !w{k.m j'P.vim.W q,d,c ? '$y,n'p
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How
blessed are the
people who
know the
joyful sound! O
LORD, they
walk in the
light of Your
countenance.
'$y,n'P -rw{a.B h'wh.y h'[.Wr.t ye[.dw{y ~'['h yer.v;a ? !.WkeL;h.y
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In Your
name they
rejoice all the
day, And by Your
righteousness they are
exalted.
.Wm.Wr'y '$.t'q.dic.b.W ~w{Y;h -l'K !.Wlyig.y '$.miv.B
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For You are the
glory of their
strength, And by Your
favor our
horn is
exalted.
~yir'T '$.n{c.rib.W h'T'a w{m'ZU[ t,r,a.pit -yiK ? .Wnen.r;q
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For our
shield belongs to the
LORD, And our
king to the
Holy One of
Israel.
.WneK.l;m lea'r.fIy vw{d.qil.w .WneNig'm h'why;l yiK
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Once You
spoke in
vision to Your
godly ones, And
said, "I have
given help to one
who is
mighty; I have
exalted one
chosen from the
people.
yityi.Wiv r,ma{T;w '$y,dyis]x;l !w{z'x.b -'T.r;BiD z'a ? ~'[em r.Wx'b yitw{myir]h rw{BiG -l;[ r,ze[
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"I have
found David My
servant; With My
holy oil I have
anointed him,
wyiT.x;v.m yiv.d'q !,m,v.B yiD.b;[ diw'D yita'c'm
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With
whom My
hand will be
established; My
arm also will
strengthen him.
.WN,c.M;a.t yi[w{r.z -p;a w{Mi[ !w{KiT yid'y r,v]a
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"The
enemy will not
deceive him,
Nor the
son of
wickedness afflict him.
.WN,N;[.y a{l h'l.w;[ -n,b.W w{B beyw{a aiV;y -a{l
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"But I shall
crush his
adversaries before * him, And
strike those who
hate him.
@w{G,a wy'a.n;f.m.W wy'r'c wy'n'Pim yitw{T;k.w
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"My
faithfulness and My
lovingkindness will be with him, And in My
name his
horn will be
exalted.
w{n.r;q ~.Wr'T yim.vib.W w{Mi[ yiD.s;x.w yit'n.Wm,a,w
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"I shall also
set his
hand on the
sea And his
right hand on the
rivers.
w{nyim.y tw{r'h.N;b.W w{d'y ~'Y;b yiT.m;f.w
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"He will
cry to Me, 'You are my
Father, My
God, and the
rock of my
salvation.'
yit'[.Wv.y r.Wc.w yilea h'T'a yib'a yinea'r.qIy a.Wh
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"I
also shall
make him My
firstborn, The
highest of the
kings of the
earth.
#,r'a -yek.l;m.l !w{y.l,[ .When.T,a rw{k.B yin'a -p;a
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"My
lovingkindness I will
keep for him
forever, And My
covenant shall be
confirmed to him.
w{l t,n,m/a,n yityir.b.W yiD.s;x rw{m.v,a ~'lw{[.l
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"So I will
establish his
descendants forever And his
throne as the
days of
heaven.
~Iy'm'v yemyiK w{a.sik.w w{[.r;z d;['l yiT.m;f.w
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"If his
sons forsake My
law And do not
walk in My
judgments,
a{l y;j'P.vim.b.W yit'rw{T wy'n'b .Wb.z;[;y -mia ? !.Wkeley
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If they
violate My
statutes And do not
keep My
commandments,
.Wr{m.vIy a{l y;t{w.cim.W .WleL;x.y y;t{QUx -mia
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Then I will
punish their
transgression with the
rod And their
iniquity with
stripes.
~'n{w][ ~yi['g.nib.W ~'[.viP j,bev.b yiT.d;q'p.W
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"But I will not
break off My
lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My
faithfulness.
yit'n.Wm/a,B reQ;v]a -a{l.w w{Mi[em ryip'a -a{l yiD.s;x.w
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"My
covenant I will not
violate,
Nor will I
alter the
utterance of My
lips.
h,N;v]a a{l y;t'p.f a'cw{m.W yityir.B leL;x]a -a{l
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"Once I have
sworn by My
holiness; I will not
lie to
David.
beZ;k]a diw'd.l -mia yiv.d'q.b yiT.[;B.vin t;x;a
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"His
descendants shall
endure forever And his
throne as the
sun before Me.
yiD.g,n v,m,V;k w{a.sik.w h,y.hIy ~'lw{[.l w{[.r;z
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"It shall be
established forever like the
moon, And the
witness in the
sky is
faithful."
Selah.
h'l,s !'m/a,n q;x;V;B de[.w ~'lw{[ !w{KIy ;xer'y.K
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But You have
cast off and
rejected, You have
been full of
wrath against Your
anointed.
'$,xyiv.m -mi[ 'T.r;B;[.tih s'a.miT;w 'T.x;n'z h'T;a.w
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You have
spurned the
covenant of Your
servant; You have
profaned his
crown in the
dust.
w{r.zin #,r'a'l 'T.l;Lix '$,D.b;[ tyir.B h'T.r;aen
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You have
broken down all his
walls; You have
brought his
strongholds to
ruin.
]h'Tix.m wy'r'c.bim 'T.m;f wy't{red.G -l'k 'T.c;r'P
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All who
pass along the
way plunder him; He
has become a
reproach to his
neighbors.
wy'nek.vil h'P.r,x h'y'h .$,r'd yer.b{[ -l'K .WhUS;v
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You have
exalted the
right hand of his
adversaries; You have made
all his
enemies rejoice.
wy'b.yw{a -l'K 'T.x;m.fih wy'r'c !yim.y 'tw{myir]h
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You
also turn back the
edge of his
sword And have not made him
stand in
battle.
h'm'x.liM;B w{t{myeq]h a{l.w w{B.r;x r.Wc byiv'T -p;a
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You have made his
splendor to
cease And
cast his
throne to the
ground.
h'T.r;Gim #,r'a'l w{a.sik.w w{r'h.Jim 'T;B.vih
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You have
shortened the
days of his
youth; You have
covered him with
shame.
Selah.
h'v.WB wy'l'[ 'tyij/[,h wy'm.Wl][ yem.y 'T.r;c.qih ? h'l,s
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How long, O
LORD? Will You
hide Yourself
forever? Will Your
wrath burn like fire?
vea -w{m.K r;[.biT x;c,n'l ret'SiT h'wh.y h'm -d;[ ? '$,t'm]x
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Remember what my
span of
life is; For
what vanity You have
created all the
sons of
men!
'ta'r'B a.w'V -h;m -l;[ d,l'x -h,m yin]a -r'k.z ? ~'d'a -yen.B -l'k
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What man can
live and not
see death? Can he
deliver his
soul from the
power of
Sheol?
Selah.
jeL;m.y t,w'M -h,a.rIy a{l.w h,y.xIy r,b,g yim ? h'l,s lw{a.v -d;Yim w{v.p;n
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Where are Your
former lovingkindnesses, O
Lord, Which You
swore to
David in Your
faithfulness?
diw'd.l 'T.[;B.vin y'n{d]a ~yin{vair'h '$y,d's]x heY;a ? '$,t'n.Wm/a,B
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Remember, O
Lord, the
reproach of Your
servants; How I
bear in my
bosom the reproach of
all the
many peoples,
yiqyex.b yitea.f '$y,d'b][ t;P.r,x y'n{d]a r{k.z ? ~yiM;[ ~yiB;r -l'K
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With
which Your
enemies have
reproached, O
LORD, With
which they have
reproached the
footsteps of Your
anointed.
tw{b.Qi[ .Wp.rex r,v]a h'wh.y '$y,b.yw{a .Wp.rex r,v]a ? '$,xyiv.m
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Blessed be the
LORD forever!
Amen and
Amen.
!em'a.w !em'a ~'lw{[.l h'wh.y .$.Wr'B