1I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2For I havesaidבְּפִֽי׃be.FiH6310,Mercyיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be built up foreverH5769; thyfaithfulnessH530shalt thou establish in theveryאוֹדִ֖יעַ'o.Di.a'H3045heavens.
3I havemadeתָּכִ֖ןta.KhinH3559a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant;
4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
5And the heavens shallpraiseע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6For who in the skies can be compared unto theLORDH3068? who among the sons of the mighty is like unto theLORDH3068,
7AGodH410very terrible in the council of the holyonesבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121, and to be feared above all them that are round about him?
8O LORDGodאֵ֣ל'elH410of hosts, who is amightyH410one, like unto thee, O JAH? and thy faithfulness isroundסְבִיבָֽיו׃se.vi.VavH5439aboutסְבִיבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.khaH5439thee.
9Thou rulest the pride of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.
13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thyhandH3225, and high is thyrightH3225handH3225.
14Righteousness andjudgmentיָ֝דְךָ֗ya.de.khaH3027are the foundation of thy throne: mercy and truth gobeforeעִם־'im-H5973thy face.
15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they walk, OLORDחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617, in the light of thycountenanceH6440.
16In thy name do they rejoiceallיוֹדְעֵ֣יyod.'EiH3045the day: and in thy righteousness are they exalted.
17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall beexaltedH7311.
18For our shield belongeth unto the LORD; and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19Then thou spakest in vision to thysaintsוְלִקְד֖וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20I have found David my servant; with myholyלַֽחֲסִידֶ֗יךָla.cha.si.Dei.khaH2623oil have I anointed him:
21With whom my hand shall be established; mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22The enemy shallnotתִּכּ֣וֹןti.KonH3559exactuponיָ֭דִיYa.diH3027him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23And I will beat down his adversariesbeforeH3808him, and smite them that hate him.
24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25I willsetתָּר֥וּםta.RumH7311his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26He shall cry untomeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760, Thou art my father, myGodיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, and the rock of my salvation.
27I also willmakeיִ֭קְרָאֵנִיYik.ra.'e.niH7121him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29His seed also will I make toendureH5769foreverלְ֭עוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769, and his throne as thedaysH5769of heaven.
30Ifוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760hischildrenזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31IfH518they break my statutes, and keepnotH3808my commandments;
32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33But my mercy will I not utterlytakeH6485from him, norsufferH6485my faithfulness to fail.
34My covenant will InotH3808break,norH3808alter the thing that isgoneH3808out of my lips.
35Once have I sworn by my holiness; I willnotH3808lie unto David;
36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37It shall be established foreverH5769as the moon, and as the faithful witness in the sky. Selah
38But thou hast cast off and rejected, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to rain.
41Allכָל־khol-H3605that pass by thewayכָּל־kol-H3605spoil him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
42Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; thou hastmadeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961allH3605his enemies to rejoice.
43Yea, thou turnest back the edge his sword, and hast notmadeהִ֝שְׂמַ֗חְתָּhis.Mach.taH8055him to stand in the battle.
44Thou hastmadeתָּ֭שִׁיבTa.shivH7725his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah
46HowlongH3117, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? howlongH3117shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47O rememberhowH4100short my time is: forwhatH4100vanity hast thou createdallעַד־'ad-H5704the children of men!
48WhatH4100manאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120is he that shall live andnotבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
49Lord,whereוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808are thy former mercies,whichמִ֤יmiH4310thou swarest untoDavidמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027in thy faithfulness?
50Remember,LordH136, the reproach of thy servants; how Idoנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples:
51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, OLORDאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
52Blessed be theLORDH3068for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
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