| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. | 1I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. |
| 2For I will declare," Faithful love is built up forever; You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens." | 2For I will declare, "Faithful love is built up forever; you establish your faithfulness in the heavens." |
| 3The LORD said," I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David My servant: | 3The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David my servant: |
| 4I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah | 4'I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5 LORD, the heavens praise Your wonders-- Your faithfulness also-- in the assembly of the holy ones. | 5LORD, the heavens praise your wonders--your faithfulness also--in the assembly of the holy ones. |
| 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? | 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him. | 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround him. |
| 8 LORD God of Hosts, who is strong like You, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds You. | 8LORD God of Armies, who is strong like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, You still them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, you still them. |
| 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm. | 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; you scattered your enemies with your powerful arm. |
| 11The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours. The world and everything in it--You founded them. | 11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours. The world and everything in it--you founded them. |
| 12North and south--You created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name. | 12North and south--you created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at your name. |
| 13You have a mighty arm; Your hand is powerful; Your right hand is lifted high. | 13You have a mighty arm; your hand is powerful; your right hand is lifted high. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; faithful love and truth go before You. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; faithful love and truth go before you. |
| 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence. | 15Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; LORD, they walk in the light from your face. |
| 16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and they are exalted by Your righteousness. | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and they are exalted by your righteousness. |
| 17For You are their magnificent strength; by Your favor our horn is exalted. | 17For you are their magnificent strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. | 18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
| 19You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. | 19You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones and said: "I have granted help to a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people. |
| 20I have found David My servant; I have anointed him with My sacred oil. | 20I have found David my servant; I have anointed him with my sacred oil. |
| 21My hand will always be with him, and My arm will strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy will not afflict him; no wicked man will oppress him. | 22The enemy will not oppress him; the wicked will not afflict him. |
| 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. | 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. |
| 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted. | 24My faithfulness and love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted. |
| 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26He will call to Me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' | 26He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27I will also make him My firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him my firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28I will always preserve My faithful love for him, and My covenant with him will endure. | 28I will always preserve my faithful love for him, and my covenant with him will endure. |
| 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30If his sons forsake My instruction and do not live by My ordinances, | 30If his sons abandon my instruction and do not live by my ordinances, |
| 31if they dishonor My statutes and do not keep My commands, | 31if they dishonor my statutes and do not keep my commands, |
| 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows. | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their iniquity with blows. |
| 33But I will not withdraw My faithful love from him or betray My faithfulness. | 33But I will not withdraw my faithful love from him or betray my faithfulness. |
| 34I will not violate My covenant or change what My lips have said. | 34I will not violate my covenant or change what my lips have said. |
| 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by My holiness; I will not lie to David. | 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by my holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before Me, | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before me, |
| 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38But You have spurned and rejected him; You have become enraged with Your anointed. | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed. |
| 39You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have completely dishonored his crown. | 39You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have completely dishonored his crown. |
| 40You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. | 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. |
| 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice. | 42You have lifted high the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. |
| 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. | 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 45You have shortened the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah | 45You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah |
| 46How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning like fire? | 46How long, LORD? Will you hide forever? Will your anger keep burning like fire? |
| 47Remember how short my life is. Have You created everyone for nothing? | 47Remember how short my life is. Have you created everyone for nothing? |
| 48What man can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah | 48What courageous person can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah |
| 49Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love that You swore to David in Your faithfulness? | 49Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love that you swore to David in your faithfulness? |
| 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants-- in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- | 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against your servants--in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51how Your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of Your anointed. | 51how your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of your anointed. |
| 52May the LORD be praised forever. Amen and amen. | 52Blessed be the LORD forever. Amen and amen. |
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