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1. I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
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1. Maschil H4905 of Ethan H387 the Ezrahite H250 . I will sing H7891 of the mercies H2617 of the LORD H3068 forever H5769 : with my mouth H6310 will I make known H3045 thy faithfulness H530 to all generations H1755 H1755 .
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2. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.
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2. For H3588 I have said H559 , Mercy H2617 shall be built up H1129 forever H5769 : thy faithfulness H530 shalt thou establish H3559 in the very heavens H8064 .
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3. The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him:
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3. I have made H3772 a covenant H1285 with my chosen H972 , I have sworn H7650 unto David H1732 my servant H5650 ,
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4. 'I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.' " Interlude
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4. Thy seed H2233 will I establish H3559 forever H5704 H5769 , and build up H1129 thy throne H3678 to all generations H1755 H1755 . Selah H5542 .
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5. All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.
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5. And the heavens H8064 shall praise H3034 thy wonders H6382 , O LORD H3068 : thy faithfulness H530 also H637 in the congregation H6951 of the saints H6918 .
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6. For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?
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6. For H3588 who H4310 in the heaven H7834 can be compared H6186 unto the LORD H3068 ? who among the sons H1121 of the mighty H410 can be likened H1819 unto the LORD H3068 ?
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7. The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.
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7. God H410 is greatly H7227 to be feared H6206 in the assembly H5475 of the saints H6918 , and to be had in reverence H3372 of H5921 all H3605 them that are about H5439 him.
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8. O LORD God of Heaven's Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD? You are entirely faithful.
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8. O LORD H3068 God H430 of hosts H6635 , who H4310 is a strong H2626 LORD H3050 like unto thee H3644 ? or to thy faithfulness H530 round about H5439 thee?
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9. You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.
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9. Thou H859 rulest H4910 the raging H1348 of the sea H3220 : when the waves H1530 thereof arise H7721 , thou H859 stillest H7623 them.
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10. You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
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10. Thou H859 hast broken H1792 Rahab H7294 in pieces , as one that is slain H2491 ; thou hast scattered H6340 thine enemies H341 with thy strong H5797 arm H2220 .
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11. The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours-- you created it all.
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11. The heavens H8064 are thine , the earth H776 also H637 is thine: as for the world H8398 and the fullness H4393 thereof, thou H859 hast founded H3245 them.
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12. You created north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon praise your name.
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12. The north H6828 and the south H3225 thou H859 hast created H1254 them: Tabor H8396 and Hermon H2768 shall rejoice H7442 in thy name H8034 .
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13. Powerful is your arm! Strong is your hand! Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength.
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13. Thou hast a mighty H1369 arm H2220 : strong H5810 is thy hand H3027 , and high H7311 is thy right hand H3225 .
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14. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.
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14. Justice H6664 and judgment H4941 are the habitation H4349 of thy throne H3678 : mercy H2617 and truth H571 shall go H6923 before thy face H6440 .
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15. Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
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15. Blessed H835 is the people H5971 that know H3045 the joyful sound H8643 : they shall walk H1980 , O LORD H3068 , in the light H216 of thy countenance H6440 .
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16. They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness.
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16. In thy name H8034 shall they rejoice H1523 all H3605 the day H3117 : and in thy righteousness H6666 shall they be exalted H7311 .
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17. You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.
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17. For H3588 thou H859 art the glory H8597 of their strength H5797 : and in thy favor H7522 our horn H7161 shall be exalted H7311 .
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18. Yes, our protection comes from the LORD, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.
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18. For H3588 the LORD H3068 is our defense H4043 ; and the Holy One H6918 of Israel H3478 is our king H4428 .
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19. Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful people. You said, "I have raised up a warrior. I have selected him from the common people to be king.
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19. Then H227 thou spakest H1696 in vision H2377 to thy holy one H2623 , and saidst H559 , I have laid H7737 help H5828 upon H5921 one that is mighty H1368 ; I have exalted H7311 one chosen H970 out of the people H4480 H5971 .
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20. I have found my servant David. I have anointed him with my holy oil.
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20. I have found H4672 David H1732 my servant H5650 ; with my holy H6944 oil H8081 have I anointed H4886 him:
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21. I will steady him with my hand; with my powerful arm I will make him strong.
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21. With H5973 whom H834 my hand H3027 shall be established H3559 : mine arm H2220 also H637 shall strengthen H553 him.
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22. His enemies will not defeat him, nor will the wicked overpower him.
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22. The enemy H341 shall not H3808 exact H5378 upon him; nor H3808 the son H1121 of wickedness H5766 afflict H6031 him.
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23. I will beat down his adversaries before him and destroy those who hate him.
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23. And I will beat down H3807 his foes H6862 before his face H4480 H6440 , and plague H5062 them that hate H8130 him.
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24. My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him, and by my authority he will grow in power.
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24. But my faithfulness H530 and my mercy H2617 shall be with H5973 him : and in my name H8034 shall his horn H7161 be exalted H7311 .
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25. I will extend his rule over the sea, his dominion over the rivers.
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25. I will set H7760 his hand H3027 also in the sea H3220 , and his right hand H3225 in the rivers H5104 .
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26. And he will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.'
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26. He H1931 shall cry H7121 unto me, Thou H859 art my father H1 , my God H410 , and the rock H6697 of my salvation H3444 .
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27. I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.
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27. Also H637 I H589 will make H5414 him my firstborn H1060 , higher H5945 than the kings H4428 of the earth H776 .
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28. I will love him and be kind to him forever; my covenant with him will never end.
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28. My mercy H2617 will I keep H8104 for him forevermore H5769 , and my covenant H1285 shall stand fast H539 with him.
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29. I will preserve an heir for him; his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.
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29. His seed H2233 also will I make H7760 to endure forever H5703 , and his throne H3678 as the days H3117 of heaven H8064 .
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30. But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,
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30. If H518 his children H1121 forsake H5800 my law H8451 , and walk H1980 not H3808 in my judgments H4941 ;
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31. if they do not obey my decrees and fail to keep my commands,
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31. If H518 they break H2490 my statutes H2708 , and keep H8104 not H3808 my commandments H4687 ;
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32. then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.
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32. Then will I visit H6485 their transgression H6588 with the rod H7626 , and their iniquity H5771 with stripes H5061 .
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33. But I will never stop loving him nor fail to keep my promise to him.
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33. Nevertheless my lovingkindness H2617 will I not H3808 utterly take H6331 from H4480 H5973 him, nor H3808 suffer my faithfulness to fail H8266 H530 .
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34. No, I will not break my covenant; I will not take back a single word I said.
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34. My covenant H1285 will I not H3808 break H2490 , nor H3808 alter H8138 the thing that is gone out H4161 of my lips H8193 .
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35. I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:
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35. Once H259 have I sworn H7650 by my holiness H6944 that I will not H518 lie H3576 unto David H1732 .
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36. His dynasty will go on forever; his kingdom will endure as the sun.
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36. His seed H2233 shall endure H1961 forever H5769 , and his throne H3678 as the sun H8121 before H5048 me.
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37. It will be as eternal as the moon, my faithful witness in the sky!" Interlude
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37. It shall be established H3559 forever H5769 as the moon H3394 , and as a faithful H539 witness H5707 in heaven H7834 . Selah H5542 .
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38. But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.
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38. But thou H859 hast cast off H2186 and abhorred H3988 , thou hast been wroth H5674 with H5973 thine anointed H4899 .
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39. You have renounced your covenant with him; you have thrown his crown in the dust.
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39. Thou hast made void H5010 the covenant H1285 of thy servant H5650 : thou hast profaned H2490 his crown H5145 by casting it to the ground H776 .
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40. You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him.
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40. Thou hast broken down H6555 all H3605 his hedges H1448 ; thou hast brought H7760 his strongholds H4013 to ruin H4288 .
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41. Everyone who comes along has robbed him, and he has become a joke to his neighbors.
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41. All H3605 that pass by H5674 the way H1870 spoil H8155 him : he is H1961 a reproach H2781 to his neighbors H7934 .
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42. You have strengthened his enemies and made them all rejoice.
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42. Thou hast set up H7311 the right hand H3225 of his adversaries H6862 ; thou hast made all H3605 his enemies H341 to rejoice H8055 .
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43. You have made his sword useless and refused to help him in battle.
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43. Thou hast also H637 turned H7725 the edge H6697 of his sword H2719 , and hast not H3808 made him to stand H6965 in the battle H4421 .
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44. You have ended his splendor and overturned his throne.
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44. Thou hast made his glory H4480 H2892 to cease H7673 , and cast H4048 his throne H3678 down to the ground H776 .
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45. You have made him old before his time and publicly disgraced him. Interlude
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45. The days H3117 of his youth H5934 hast thou shortened H7114 : thou hast covered H5844 H5921 him with shame H955 . Selah H5542 .
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46. O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
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46. How long H5704 H4100 , LORD H3068 ? wilt thou hide thyself H5641 forever H5331 ? shall thy wrath H2534 burn H1197 like H3644 fire H784 ?
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47. Remember how short my life is, how empty and futile this human existence!
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47. Remember H2142 how H4100 short H2465 my H589 time is: wherefore H5921 H4100 hast thou made H1254 all H3605 men H1121 H120 in vain H7723 ?
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48. No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude
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48. What H4310 man H1397 is he that liveth H2421 , and shall not H3808 see H7200 death H4194 ? shall he deliver H4422 his soul H5315 from the hand H4480 H3027 of the grave H7585 ? Selah H5542 .
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49. Lord, where is your unfailing love? You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.
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49. Lord H136 , where H346 are thy former H7223 lovingkindnesses H2617 , which thou swarest H7650 unto David H1732 in thy truth H530 ?
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50. Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced! I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.
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50. Remember H2142 , Lord H136 , the reproach H2781 of thy servants H5650 ; how I do bear H5375 in my bosom H2436 the reproach of all H3605 the mighty H7227 people H5971 ;
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51. Your enemies have mocked me, O LORD; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
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51. Wherewith H834 thine enemies H341 have reproached H2778 , O LORD H3068 ; wherewith H834 they have reproached H2778 the footsteps H6119 of thine anointed H4899 .
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52. Praise the LORD forever! Amen and amen! A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
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52. Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 forevermore H5769 . Amen H543 , and Amen H543 .
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