KJV-Parallel Bibles
1. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
4. Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
5. And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
7. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8. O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
9. Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10. Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
11. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12. The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13. Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
14. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
16. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17. For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18. For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19. Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20. I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21. With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25. I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26. He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32. Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33. Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
36. His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
38. But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39. Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
40. Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
41. All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
42. Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43. Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44. Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45. The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
46. How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47. Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
48. What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
49. Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
50. Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
51. Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52. Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
1. <Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.> My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.
2. For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
3. I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
4. I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
5. In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.
6. For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?
7. God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.
8. O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.
9. You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.
10. Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.
11. Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
12. You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.
13. Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.
14. The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
15. Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.
16. In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.
17. For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.
18. For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.
19. Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.
20. I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.
21. My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.
22. The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.
23. I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.
24. But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.
25. I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26. He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.
27. And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.
28. I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
29. His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.
30. If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;
31. If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;
32. Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
33. But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
34. I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.
35. I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.
36. His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.
37. It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)
38. But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.
39. You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.
40. All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.
41. All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.
42. You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.
43. His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.
44. You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.
45. You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)
46. How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?
47. See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?
48. What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)
49. Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?
50. Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;
51. The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.
52. Let the Lord be praised for ever. So be it, So be it.
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