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Maschil[H4905] of Ethan[H387] the Ezrahite[H250]. I will sing[H7891] of the mercies[H2617] of the LORD[H3068] for ever[H5769]: with my mouth[H6310] will I make known[H3045] thy faithfulness[H530] to all[H1755] generations[H1755].
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For I have said[H559], Mercy[H2617] shall be built up[H1129] for ever[H5769]: thy faithfulness[H530] shalt thou establish[H3559] in the very heavens[H8064].
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I have made[H3772] a covenant[H1285] with my chosen[H972], I have sworn[H7650] unto David[H1732] my servant[H5650],
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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].
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And the heavens[H8064] shall praise[H3034] thy wonders[H6382], O LORD[H3068]: thy faithfulness[H530] also in the congregation[H6951] of the saints[H6918].
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For who in the heaven[H7834] can be compared[H6186] unto the LORD?[H3068] who among the sons[H1121] of the mighty[H410] can be likened[H1819] unto the LORD?[H3068]
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God[H410] is greatly[H7227] to be feared[H6206] in the assembly[H5475] of the saints[H6918], and to be had in reverence[H3372] of all them that are about[H5439] him.
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O LORD[H3068] God[H430] of hosts[H6635], who is a strong[H2626] LORD[H3050] like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness[H530] round about[H5439] thee?
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Thou rulest[H4910] the raging[H1348] of the sea[H3220]: when the waves[H1530] thereof arise[H7721], thou stillest[H7623] them.
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Thou hast broken[H1792] Rahab[H7294] in pieces[H1792], as one that is slain[H2491]; thou hast scattered[H6340] thine enemies[H341] with thy strong[H5797] arm[H2220].
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The heavens[H8064] are thine, the earth[H776] also is thine: as for the world[H8398] and the fulness[H4393] thereof, thou hast founded[H3245] them.
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The north[H6828] and the south[H3225] thou hast created[H1254] them: Tabor[H8396] and Hermon[H2768] shall rejoice[H7442] in thy name[H8034].
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Thou hast a mighty[H1369] arm[H2220]: strong[H5810] is thy hand[H3027], and high[H7311] is thy right hand[H3225].
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Justice[H6664] and judgment[H4941] are the habitation[H4349] of thy throne[H3678]: mercy[H2617] and truth[H571] shall go[H6923] before thy face[H6440].
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Blessed[H835] is the people[H5971] that know[H3045] the joyful sound[H8643]: they shall walk[H1980], O LORD[H3068], in the light[H216] of thy countenance[H6440].
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In thy name[H8034] shall they rejoice[H1523] all the day[H3117]: and in thy righteousness[H6666] shall they be exalted[H7311].
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For thou art the glory[H8597] of their strength[H5797]: and in thy favour[H7522] our horn[H7161] shall be exalted[H7311].
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For the LORD[H3068] is our defence[H4043]; and the Holy One[H6918] of Israel[H3478] is our king[H4428].
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Then thou spakest[H1696] in vision[H2377] to thy holy one[H2623], and saidst[H559], I have laid[H7737] help[H5828] upon one[H2623] that is mighty[H1368]; I have exalted[H7311] one[H2623] chosen[H977] out of the people[H5971].
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I have found[H4672] David[H1732] my servant[H5650]; with my holy[H6944] oil[H8081] have I anointed[H4886] him:
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With whom my hand[H3027] shall be established[H3559]: mine arm[H2220] also shall strengthen[H553] him.
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The enemy[H341] shall not exact[H5378] upon him; nor the son[H1121] of wickedness[H5766] afflict[H6031] him.
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And I will beat down[H3807] his foes[H6862] before his face[H6440], and plague[H5062] them that hate[H8130] him.
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But my faithfulness[H530] and my mercy[H2617] shall be with him: and in my name[H8034] shall his horn[H7161] be exalted[H7311].
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I will set[H7760] his hand[H3027] also in the sea[H3220], and his right hand[H3225] in the rivers[H5104].
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He shall cry[H7121] unto me, Thou art my father[H1], my God[H410], and the rock[H6697] of my salvation[H3444].
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Also I will make[H5414] him my firstborn[H1060], higher[H5945] than the kings[H4428] of the earth[H776].
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My mercy[H2617] will I keep[H8104] for him for evermore[H5769], and my covenant[H1285] shall stand fast[H539] with him.
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His seed[H2233] also will I make[H7760] to endure for ever[H5703], and his throne[H3678] as the days[H3117] of heaven[H8064].
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If his children[H1121] forsake[H5800] my law[H8451], and walk[H3212] not in my judgments[H4941];
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If they break[H2490] my statutes[H2708], and keep[H8104] not my commandments[H4687];
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Then will I visit[H6485] their transgression[H6588] with the rod[H7626], and their iniquity[H5771] with stripes[H5061].
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Nevertheless my lovingkindness[H2617] will I not utterly take[H6331] from him, nor suffer my faithfulness[H530] to fail[H8266].
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My covenant[H1285] will I not break[H2490], nor alter[H8138] the thing that is gone out[H4161] of my lips[H8193].
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Once[H259] have I sworn[H7650] by my holiness[H6944] that I will not lie[H3576] unto David[H1732].
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His seed[H2233] shall endure for ever[H5769], and his throne[H3678] as the sun[H8121] before me.
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It shall be established[H3559] for ever[H5769] as the moon[H3394], and as a faithful[H539] witness[H5707] in heaven[H7834]. Selah[H5542].
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But thou hast cast off[H2186] and abhorred[H3988], thou hast been wroth[H5674] with thine anointed[H4899].
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Thou hast made void[H5010] the covenant[H1285] of thy servant[H5650]: thou hast profaned[H2490] his crown[H5145] by casting it to the ground[H776].
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Thou hast broken down[H6555] all his hedges[H1448]; thou hast brought[H7760] his strong holds[H4013] to ruin[H4288].
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All that pass by[H5674] the way[H1870] spoil[H8155] him: he is a reproach[H2781] to his neighbours[H7934].
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Thou hast set up[H7311] the right hand[H3225] of his adversaries[H6862]; thou hast made all his enemies[H341] to rejoice[H8055].
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Thou hast also turned[H7725] the edge[H6697] of his sword[H2719], and hast not made him to stand[H6965] in the battle[H4421].
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Thou hast made his glory[H2892] to cease[H7673], and cast[H4048] his throne[H3678] down[H4048] to the ground[H776].
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The days[H3117] of his youth[H5934] hast thou shortened[H7114]: thou hast covered[H5844] him with shame[H955]. Selah[H5542].
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How long, LORD?[H3068] wilt thou hide[H5641] thyself for ever?[H5331] shall thy wrath[H2534] burn[H1197] like fire?[H784]
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Remember[H2142] how short[H2465] my time is: wherefore hast thou made[H1254] all men[H1121] in vain?[H7723]
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What man[H1397] is he that liveth[H2421], and shall not see[H7200] death?[H4194] shall he deliver[H4422] his soul[H5315] from the hand[H3027] of the grave?[H7585] Selah[H5542].
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Lord[H136], where are thy former[H7223] lovingkindnesses[H2617], which thou swarest[H7650] unto David[H1732] in thy truth?[H530]
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Remember[H2142], Lord[H136], the reproach[H2781] of thy servants[H5650]; how I do bear[H5375] in my bosom[H2436] the reproach[H2781] of all the mighty[H7227] people[H5971];
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Wherewith thine enemies[H341] have reproached[H2778], O LORD[H3068]; wherewith they have reproached[H2778] the footsteps[H6119] of thine anointed[H4899].
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Blessed[H1288] be the LORD[H3068] for evermore[H5769]. Amen[H543], and Amen[H543].