Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing{H7891} of the lovingkindness{H2617} of Jehovah{H3068} for ever:{H5769} With my mouth{H6310} will I make known{H3045} thy faithfulness{H530} to all{H1755} generations.{H1755}

For I have said,{H559} Mercy{H2617} shall be built up{H1129} for ever;{H5769} Thy faithfulness{H530} wilt thou establish{H3559} in the very heavens.{H8064}

I have made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with my chosen,{H972} I have sworn{H7650} unto David{H1732} my servant:{H5650}

Thy seed{H2233} will I establish{H3559} for{H5704} ever,{H5769} And build up{H1129} thy throne{H3678} to all{H1755} generations.{H1755} Selah{H5542}

And the heavens{H8064} shall praise{H3034} thy wonders,{H6382} O Jehovah;{H3068} Thy faithfulness{H530} also in the assembly{H6951} of the holy{H6918} ones.

For who in the skies{H7834} can be compared{H6186} unto Jehovah?{H3068} Who among the sons{H1121} of the mighty{H410} is like{H1819} unto Jehovah,{H3068}

A God{H410} very{H7227} terrible{H6206} in the council{H5475} of the holy{H6918} ones, And to be feared{H3372} above all them that are round about{H5439} him?

O Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} of hosts,{H6635} Who is a mighty{H2626} one, like unto thee, O Jehovah?{H3050} And thy faithfulness{H530} is round about{H5439} thee.

Thou rulest{H4910} the pride{H1348} of the sea:{H3220} When the waves{H1530} thereof arise,{H7721} thou stillest{H7623} them.

Thou hast broken{H1792} Rahab{H7294} in pieces,{H1792} as one that is slain;{H2491} Thou hast scattered{H6340} thine enemies{H341} with the arm{H2220} of thy strength.{H5797}

The heavens{H8064} are thine, the earth{H776} also is thine: The world{H8398} and the fulness{H4393} thereof, thou hast founded{H3245} them.

The north{H6828} and the south,{H3225} thou hast created{H1254} them: Tabor{H8396} and Hermon{H2768} rejoice{H7442} in thy name.{H8034}

Thou hast a mighty{H1369} arm;{H2220} Strong{H5810} is thy hand,{H3027} and high{H7311} is thy right hand.{H3225}

Righteousness{H6664} and justice{H6664} are the foundation{H4349} of thy throne:{H3678} Lovingkindness{H2617} and truth{H571} go{H6923} before thy face.{H6440}

Blessed{H835} is the people{H5971} that know{H3045} the joyful sound:{H8643} They walk,{H1980} O Jehovah,{H3068} in the light{H216} of thy countenance.{H6440}

In thy name{H8034} do they rejoice{H1523} all the day;{H3117} And in thy righteousness{H6666} are they exalted.{H7311}

For thou art the glory{H8597} of their strength;{H5797} And in thy favor{H7522} our horn{H7161} shall be exalted.{H7311}

For our shield{H4043} belongeth unto Jehovah;{H3068} And our king{H4428} to the Holy One{H6918} of Israel.{H3478}

Then thou spakest{H1696} in vision{H2377} to thy saints,{H2623} And saidst,{H559} I have laid{H7737} help{H5828} upon one that is mighty;{H1368} I have exalted{H7311} one chosen{H977} out of the people.{H5971}

I have found{H4672} David{H1732} my servant;{H5650} With my holy{H6944} oil{H8081} have I anointed{H4886} him:

With whom my hand{H3027} shall be established;{H3559} Mine arm{H2220} also shall strengthen{H553} him.

The enemy{H341} shall not exact{H5378} from him, Nor the son{H1121} of wickedness{H5766} afflict{H6031} him.

And I will beat down{H3807} his adversaries{H6862} before him,{H6440} And smite{H5062} them that hate{H8130} him.

But my faithfulness{H530} and my lovingkindness{H2617} shall be with him; And in my name{H8034} shall his horn{H7161} be exalted.{H7311}

I will set{H7760} his hand{H3027} also on the sea,{H3220} And his right hand{H3225} on the rivers.{H5104}

He shall cry{H7121} unto me, Thou art my Father,{H1} My God,{H410} and the rock{H6697} of my salvation.{H3444}

I also will make{H5414} him [my] first-born,{H1060} The highest{H5945} of the kings{H4428} of the earth.{H776}

My lovingkindness{H2617} will I keep{H8104} for him for evermore;{H5769} And my covenant{H1285} shall stand fast{H539} with him.

His seed{H2233} also will I make{H7760} to endure for ever,{H5703} And his throne{H3678} as the days{H3117} of heaven.{H8064}

If his children{H1121} forsake{H5800} my law,{H8451} And walk{H3212} not in mine ordinances;{H4941}

If they break{H2490} my statutes,{H2708} And keep{H8104} not my commandments;{H4687}

Then will I visit{H6485} their transgression{H6588} with the rod,{H7626} And their iniquity{H5771} with stripes.{H5061}

But my lovingkindness{H2617} will I not utterly take{H6331} from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness{H530} to fail.{H8266}

My covenant{H1285} will I not break,{H2490} Nor alter{H8138} the thing that is gone out{H4161} of my lips.{H8193}

Once{H259} have I sworn{H7650} by my holiness:{H6944} I will not lie{H3576} unto David:{H1732}

His seed{H2233} shall endure for ever,{H5769} And his throne{H3678} as the sun{H8121} before me.

It shall be established{H3559} for ever{H5769} as the moon,{H3394} And [as] the faithful{H539} witness{H5707} in the sky.{H7834} {H5542}

But thou hast cast off{H2186} and rejected,{H3988} Thou hast been wroth{H5674} with thine anointed.{H4899}

Thou hast abhorred{H5010} the covenant{H1285} of thy servant:{H5650} Thou hast profaned{H2490} his crown{H5145} [by casting it] to the ground.{H776}

Thou hast broken down{H6555} all his hedges;{H1448} Thou hast brought{H7760} his strongholds{H4013} to ruin.{H4288}

All that pass by{H5674} the way{H1870} rob{H8155} him: He is become a reproach{H2781} to his neighbors.{H7934}

Thou hast exalted{H7311} the right hand{H3225} of his adversaries;{H6862} Thou hast made all his enemies{H341} to rejoice.{H8055}

Yea, thou turnest{H7725} back the edge{H6697} of his sword,{H2719} And hast not made him to stand{H6965} in the battle.{H4421}

Thou hast made his brightness{H2892} to cease,{H7673} And cast{H4048} his throne{H3678} down{H4048} to the ground.{H776}

The days{H3117} of his youth{H5934} hast thou shortened:{H7114} Thou hast covered{H5844} him with shame.{H955} {H5542}

How long, O Jehovah?{H3068} wilt thou hide{H5641} thyself for ever?{H5331} [How long] shall thy wrath{H2534} burn{H1197} like fire?{H784}

Oh remember{H2142} how short{H2465} my time is: For what vanity{H7723} hast thou created all the children{H1121} of men!{H1121}

What man{H1397} is he that shall live{H2421} and not see{H7200} death,{H4194} That shall deliver{H4422} his soul{H5315} from the power{H3027} of Sheol?{H7585} {H5542}

Lord,{H136} where are thy former{H7223} lovingkindnesses,{H2617} Which thou swarest{H7650} unto David{H1732} in thy faithfulness?{H530}

Remember,{H2142} Lord,{H136} the reproach{H2781} of thy servants;{H5650} How I do bear{H5375} in my bosom{H2436} [the reproach of] all the mighty{H7227} peoples,{H5971}

Wherewith thine enemies{H341} have reproached,{H2778} O Jehovah,{H3068} Wherewith they have reproached{H2778} the footsteps{H6119} of thine anointed.{H4899}

Blessed{H1288} be Jehovah{H3068} for evermore.{H5769} Amen,{H543} and Amen.{H543}