¶ Maschil of Ethan² the Ezrahite. I will³ sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with⁴ my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness⁵ to all generations⁶.

For I have said, Mercy⁷ shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness⁸ shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

I have made⁹ a covenant with my chosen¹⁰, I have sworn¹¹ unto David my servant,

¹²Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

¶ And the heavens¹³ shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation¹⁴ of the saints.

For who¹⁵ in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons¹⁶ of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

¹⁷God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

O LORD¹⁸ God of hosts, who is a strong¹⁹ LORD like²⁰ unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

²¹Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

¶ Thou hast²² broken Rahab²³ in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm²⁴.

²⁵The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

The north²⁶ and the south thou hast created them: Tabor²⁷ and Hermon²⁸ shall rejoice²⁹ in thy name.

Thou hast a mighty arm³⁰: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

Justice³¹ and judgment are the habitation³² of thy throne: mercy³³ and truth shall go before thy face.

¶ Blessed is the people that know³⁴ the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light³⁵ of thy countenance.

In thy name³⁶ shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness³⁷ shall they be exalted.

For thou³⁸ art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn³⁹ shall be exalted.

For the LORD is⁴⁰ our defence; and the Holy⁴¹ One of Israel is our king⁴².

¶ Then⁴³ thou spakest in vision to thy holy⁴⁴ one, and saidst, I have laid⁴⁵ help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted⁴⁶ one chosen out of the people.

¶⁴⁷I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:

With⁴⁸ whom my hand shall be established: mine⁴⁹ arm also shall strengthen him.

The enemy⁵⁰ shall not exact upon him; nor the son⁵¹ of wickedness afflict him.

And I will⁵² beat down his foes before his face, and plague⁵³ them that hate him.

But my⁵⁴ faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my⁵⁵ name shall his horn be exalted.

I will⁵⁶ set his hand⁵⁷ also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

He shall cry unto me, Thou⁵⁸ art my father, my God⁵⁹, and the rock⁶⁰ of my salvation.

Also⁶¹ I will make him my firstborn, higher⁶² than the kings of the earth.

My mercy⁶³ will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant⁶⁴ shall stand fast with him.

His seed⁶⁵ also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne⁶⁶ as the days⁶⁷ of heaven.

¶ If⁶⁸ his children forsake⁶⁹ my law, and walk⁷⁰ not in my judgments;

If they break⁷¹ my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

⁷²Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

Nevertheless⁷³ my lovingkindness will I not utterly take⁷⁴ from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail⁷⁵.

My covenant⁷⁶ will I not break, nor⁷⁷ alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Once⁷⁸ have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie⁷⁹ unto David.

His seed⁸⁰ shall endure for ever, and⁸¹ his throne as the sun before me.

It shall⁸² be established for ever⁸³ as the moon, and as⁸⁴ a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

¶ But⁸⁵ thou hast cast off and⁸⁶ abhorred, thou hast been wroth⁸⁷ with thine anointed.

Thou hast made void⁸⁸ the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned⁸⁹ his crown by casting it to the ground.

¶ Thou hast broken⁹⁰ down all his hedges; thou hast brought⁹¹ his strong holds to ruin.

All⁹² that pass by the way spoil him: he is⁹³ a reproach to his neighbours.

⁹⁴Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

Thou hast also turned⁹⁵ the edge of his sword, and hast not made⁹⁶ him to stand in the battle.

Thou⁹⁷ hast made his glory⁹⁸ to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

The⁹⁹ days of his youth hast thou¹⁰⁰ shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

How¹⁰¹ long, LORD? wilt¹⁰² thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath¹⁰³ burn like fire?

Remember¹⁰⁴ how short my time is: wherefore¹⁰⁵ hast thou made all men in vain?

What¹⁰⁶ man is he that liveth, and shall not see death¹⁰⁷? shall¹⁰⁸ he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

Lord, where¹⁰⁹ are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou¹¹⁰ swarest unto David in thy truth?

¶¹¹¹Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have¹¹² reproached the footsteps¹¹³ of thine anointed.

Blessed¹¹⁴ be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.