| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. | 1A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite. I will sing continually about the LORD's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. |
| 2For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” | 2For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." |
| 3You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: | 3The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant: |
| 4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.’” Selah | 4I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) |
| 5Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! | 5O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. |
| 6For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD, | 6For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, |
| 7a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him? | 7a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O LORD, with your faithfulness all around you? | 8O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. | 9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. |
| 10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. | 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. |
| 11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. | 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. |
| 12The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. | 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. |
| 13You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand. | 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. | 14Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. |
| 15Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of your face, | 15How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. |
| 16who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted. | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. |
| 17For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. |
| 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. | 19Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people. |
| 20I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, | 20I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. |
| 21so that my hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. | 21My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. | 22No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. |
| 23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. | 23I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. |
| 24My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. | 24He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. |
| 25I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. | 25I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. |
| 26He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ | 26He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' |
| 27And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. |
| 28My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm for him. | 28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. |
| 29I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. | 29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. |
| 30If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules, | 30If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, |
| 31if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, | 31if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, |
| 32then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, | 32I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. |
| 33but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness. | 33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. |
| 34I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. | 34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. |
| 35Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. | 35Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. |
| 36His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. | 36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, |
| 37Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah | 37it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) |
| 38But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. | 39You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. |
| 40You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. |
| 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. | 41All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. |
| 43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle. | 43You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. |
| 44You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground. | 44You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. |
| 45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) |
| 46How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? | 46How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? |
| 47Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man! | 47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? |
| 48What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah | 48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) |
| 49Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? | 49Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? |
| 50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations, | 50Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! |
| 51with which your enemies mock, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. | 51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. |
| 52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. | 52The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! |
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