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[A well-written song by Ethan the Ezrachite.] I will sing continually about the LORD's faithful deeds; to future generations I will proclaim your faithfulness. |
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For I say, "Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness." |
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The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant: |
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'I will give you an eternal dynasty and establish your throne throughout future generations.'" (Selah) |
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O LORD, the heavens praise your amazing deeds, as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. |
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For who in the skies can compare to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings, |
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a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him? |
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O LORD, sovereign God! Who is strong like you, O LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you. |
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You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. |
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You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. |
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The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. |
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You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. |
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Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious. |
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Equity and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness characterize your rule. |
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How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor. |
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They rejoice in your name all day long, and are vindicated by your justice. |
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For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious. |
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For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel. |
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Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: "I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people. |
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I have discovered David, my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him as king. |
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My hand will support him, and my arm will strengthen him. |
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No enemy will be able to exact tribute from him; a violent oppressor will not be able to humiliate him. |
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I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him. |
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He will experience my faithfulness and loyal love, and by my name he will win victories. |
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I will place his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. |
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He will call out to me, 'You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.' |
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I will appoint him to be my firstborn son, the most exalted of the earth's kings. |
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I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. |
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I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above. |
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If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations, |
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if they break my rules and do not keep my commandments, |
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I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club, their sin by inflicting them with bruises. |
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But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise. |
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I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised. |
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Once and for all I have vowed by my own holiness, I will never deceive David. |
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His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun, |
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it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies." (Selah) |
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But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. |
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You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. |
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You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. |
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All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. |
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You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. |
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You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. |
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You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. |
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You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame. (Selah) |
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How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? |
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Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? |
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No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah) |
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Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? |
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Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! |
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Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. |
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The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree! Book 4 (Psalms 90-106) |
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