GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 I will sing forever about the evidence of your mercy, O LORD. I will tell about your faithfulness to every generation.
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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.
2 I said, "Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens."
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For I have said, "Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens."
3 [You said,] "I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
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"I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to My servant David:
4 'I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.'" Selah
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'Your seed I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations.' " Selah
5 O LORD, the heavens praise your miracles and your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
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And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.
6 Who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
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For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?
7 God is terrifying in the council of the holy ones. He is greater and more awe-inspiring than those who surround him.
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God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
8 O LORD God of Armies, who is like you? Mighty LORD, even your faithfulness surrounds you.
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O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.
9 You rule the raging sea. When its waves rise, you quiet them.
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You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them.
10 You crushed Rahab; it was like a corpse. With your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
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You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are yours. The earth is also yours. You made the world and everything in it.
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The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
12 You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing your name joyfully.
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The north and the south, You have created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Your name.
13 Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.
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You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your throne. Mercy and truth stand in front of you.
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
15 Blessed are the people who know how to praise you. They walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.
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Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
16 They find joy in your name all day long. They are joyful in your righteousness
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In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 because you are the glory of their strength. By your favor you give us victory.
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For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 Our shield belongs to the LORD. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
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For our shield belongs to the Lord, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Once in a vision you said to your faithful ones: "I set a boy above warriors. I have raised up one chosen from the people.
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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.
20 I found my servant David. I anointed him with my holy oil.
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I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 My hand is ready to help him. My arm will also give him strength.
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With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him.
22 No enemy will take him by surprise. No wicked person will mistreat him.
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The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 I will crush his enemies in front of him and defeat those who hate him.
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I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and mercy will be with him, and in my name he will be victorious.
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"But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted.
25 I will put his [left] hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers.
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Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers.
26 He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.'
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He shall cry to Me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.'
27 Yes, I will make him the firstborn. He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
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Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will stay with him forever. My promise to him is unbreakable.
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My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him.
29 I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.
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His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
30 "If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
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"If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,
31 if they violate my laws and do not obey my commandments,
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If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments,
32 then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.
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Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
33 But I will not take my mercy away from him or allow my truth to become a lie.
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Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
34 I will not dishonor my promise or alter my own agreement.
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My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35 On my holiness I have taken an oath once and for all: I will not lie to David.
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Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David:
36 His dynasty will last forever. His throne will be in my presence like the sun.
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His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
37 Like the moon his throne will stand firm forever. It will be like a faithful witness in heaven."
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It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky." Selah
38 But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one.
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But You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.
39 You have refused to recognize the promise to your servant and have thrown his crown into the dirt.
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You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40 You have broken through all his walls and have laid his fortified cities in ruins.
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You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 (Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors' scorn.)
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All who pass by the way plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
42 You held the right hand of his enemies high and made all of his adversaries rejoice.
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You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You even took his sword out of his hand and failed to support him in battle.
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You have also turned back the edge of his sword, And have not sustained him in the battle.
44 You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.
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You have made his glory cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
45 You cut short the days of his youth and covered him with shame. Selah
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The days of his youth You have shortened; You have covered him with shame. Selah
46 How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?
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How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my life is! Have you created Adam's descendants for no reason?
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Remember how short my time is; For what futility have You created all the children of men?
48 Can a mortal go on living and never see death? Who can set himself free from the power of the grave? Selah
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What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah
49 Where is the evidence of your mercy, Lord? You swore an oath to David on [the basis of] your faithfulness.
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Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses, Which You swore to David in Your truth?
50 Remember, O LORD, how your servant has been insulted. Remember how I have carried in my heart [the insults] from so many people.
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Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants-- How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
51 Your enemies insulted [me]. They insulted your Messiah every step he took.
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With which Your enemies have reproached, O Lord, With which they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
52 Thank the LORD forever. Amen and amen!
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Blessed be the Lord forevermore! Amen and Amen.