| New International Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the LORD's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. | 1I will sing about the LORD's faithful love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth. |
| 2I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself. | 2For I will declare, "Faithful love is built up forever; you establish your faithfulness in the heavens." |
| 3You 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 sworn an oath to David my servant: |
| 4I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'" | 4'I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.'" Selah |
| 5The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness too, 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 above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? | 6For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD? |
| 7In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. | 7God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awe-inspiring than all who surround him. |
| 8Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you. | 8LORD God of Armies, who is strong like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
| 9You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. | 9You rule the raging sea; when its waves surge, you still them. |
| 10You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. | 10You crushed Rahab like one who is slain; you scattered your enemies with your powerful arm. |
| 11The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. | 11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours. The world and everything in it--you founded them. |
| 12You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name. | 12North and south--you created them. Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at your name. |
| 13Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. | 13You have a mighty arm; your hand is powerful; your right hand is lifted high. |
| 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. | 14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; faithful love and truth go before you. |
| 15Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD. | 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; they celebrate your righteousness. | 16They rejoice in your name all day long, and they are exalted by your righteousness. |
| 17For you are their glory and strength, and by your favor you exalt our horn. | 17For you are their magnificent strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. |
| 18Indeed, 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. |
| 19Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: "I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among 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; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. | 20I have found David my servant; I have anointed him with my sacred oil. |
| 21My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. | 21My hand will always be with him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
| 22The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him. | 22The enemy will not oppress him; the wicked will not afflict him. |
| 23I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries. | 23I will crush his foes before him and strike those who hate him. |
| 24My faithful 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 set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. | 25I will extend his power to the sea and his right hand to the rivers. |
| 26He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.' | 26He will call to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the rock of my salvation.' |
| 27And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth. | 27I will also make him my firstborn, greatest of the kings of the earth. |
| 28I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. | 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 the heavens endure. | 29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as heaven lasts. |
| 30"If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes, | 30If his sons abandon my instruction and do not live by my ordinances, |
| 31if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands, | 31if they dishonor my statutes and do not keep my commands, |
| 32I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging; | 32then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their iniquity with blows. |
| 33but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. | 33But I will not withdraw my faithful love from him or betray my faithfulness. |
| 34I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. | 34I will not violate my covenant or change what my lips have said. |
| 35Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness-- and I will not lie to David-- | 35Once and for all I have sworn an oath by my holiness; I will not lie to David. |
| 36that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; | 36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before me, |
| 37it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky." | 37like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky." Selah |
| 38But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one. | 38But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed. |
| 39You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust. | 39You have repudiated the covenant with your servant; you have completely dishonored his crown. |
| 40You have broken through all his walls and reduced his strongholds to ruins. | 40You have broken down all his walls; you have reduced his fortified cities to ruins. |
| 41All who pass by have plundered him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. | 41All who pass by plunder him; he has become an object of ridicule to his neighbors. |
| 42You have exalted 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. |
| 43Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword and have not supported him in battle. | 43You have also turned back his sharp sword and have not let him stand in battle. |
| 44You have put an end to his splendor and cast his throne to the ground. | 44You have made his splendor cease and have overturned his throne. |
| 45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame. | 45You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah |
| 46How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? | 46How long, LORD? Will you hide forever? Will your anger keep burning like fire? |
| 47Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity! | 47Remember how short my life is. Have you created everyone for nothing? |
| 48Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave? | 48What courageous person can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol? Selah |
| 49Lord, where is your former great love, which in your faithfulness you swore to David? | 49Lord, where are the former acts of your faithful love that you swore to David in your faithfulness? |
| 50Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations, | 50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against your servants--in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples-- |
| 51the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one. | 51how your enemies have ridiculed, LORD, how they have ridiculed every step of your anointed. |
| 52Praise be to the LORD forever! Amen and Amen. | 52Blessed be the LORD forever. Amen and amen. |
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