A Maskil of Ethan the Ezra -hite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever ; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
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For I have said , “ Loving devotion is built up forever ; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness
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You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one , I have sworn to David My servant :
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‘ I will establish your offspring forever ... and build up your throne for all generations .... ’” Selah
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The heavens praise Your wonders , O LORD — Your faithfulness as well — in the assembly of the holy ones.
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For who in the skies can compare with the LORD ? Who among the heavenly beings ... is like the LORD ?
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In the council of the holy ones , God is greatly feared , and awesome above all who surround Him.
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O LORD God of Hosts , who is like You ? O mighty LORD , Your faithfulness surrounds You.
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You rule the raging sea ; when its waves mount up , You still them.
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You crushed Rahab like a carcass ; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
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The heavens and also the earth The earth and its fullness You founded.
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North and south You created ; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
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Mighty is Your arm ; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
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Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne ; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
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Blessed are those who know the joyful sound , who walk , O LORD , in the light of Your presence.
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They rejoice in Your name all day long ... , and in Your righteousness they exult.
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For You (are) the glory of their strength , and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
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Surely our shield belongs to the LORD , and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
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You once spoke in a vision ; to Your godly ones You said , “ I have bestowed help on a warrior ; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
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I have found My servant David ; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
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- My hand will sustain him - ; surely My arm will strengthen him.
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No enemy will exact tribute no wicked man will oppress him.
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I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
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My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him , and through My name his horn will be exalted.
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I will set his hand over the sea , and his right hand upon the rivers.
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He will call to Me , ‘ You are my Father , my God , the Rock of my salvation. ’
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I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn , the highest of the kings of the earth.
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I will forever preserve ... My loving devotion for him , and My covenant will stand fast.
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I will establish his line forever ... , his throne as long as the heavens endure.
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If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments ,
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if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments ,
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I will attend to their transgression with the rod , and to their iniquity with stripes.
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But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him , nor ever betray My faithfulness.
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I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
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Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness — I will not lie to David —
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his offspring shall endure forever , and his throne before Me like the sun ,
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like the moon , established forever , a faithful witness in the sky. ” Selah
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Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him ; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
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You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
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You have broken down all his walls ; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
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All who pass by ... plunder him ; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
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You have exalted the right hand of his foes ; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
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You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
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You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
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You have cut short the days of his youth ; You have covered him with shame. Selah
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How long ... , O LORD ? Will You hide Yourself forever ? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire ?
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Remember vvv the briefness of my lifespan ! For what futility You have created all vvv men !
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What man can live and never see death ? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol ? Selah
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Where , O Lord , (is) Your loving devotion of old , which You faithfully swore to David ?
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Remember , O Lord , the reproach of Your servants , which I bear in my heart from so many people —
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how Your enemies have taunted , O LORD , (and) have mocked every step of Your anointed one !
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Blessed be the LORD forever ! Amen and amen.
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