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2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
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I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
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You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
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‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’ ”
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
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The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
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For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
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In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
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Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
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You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
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You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
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The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
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You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
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