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.
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