1I will sing of Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness forever.
I will proclaim your truthfulness to future generations.

2For I have said, “Covenant faithfulness has been established forever;
your truthfulness you have established in the heavens.”

3“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have made an oath to David my servant.

4I will establish your descendants forever,
and I will establish your throne through all generations.” Selah

5The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh;
your truthfulness is praised in the assembly of the holy ones.

6For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh?
Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh?

7He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones
and is awesome among all who surround him.

8Yahweh God of hosts,
who is strong like you, Yahweh?
Your truthfulness surrounds you.

9You rule the raging sea;
when the waves surge, you calm them.

10You crushed Rahab as one who is killed.
You scattered your enemies with your strong arm.

11The heavens belong to you, and the earth also.
You made the world and all it contains.

12You created the north and the south.
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

13You have a mighty arm
and a strong hand, and your right hand is high.

14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne.
Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you.

15Blessed are the people who worship you!
Yahweh, they walk in the light of your face.

16They rejoice in your name all day long,
and in your righteousness they exalt you.

17You are their majestic strength,
and by your favor we are victorious.

18For our shield belongs to Yahweh;
our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

19Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; ⁴
you said, “I have set a crown on a mighty one.” ⁵
I have raised up one chosen from among the people.

20I have chosen David my servant;
with my holy oil have I anointed him.

21My hand will support him;
my arm will strengthen him.

22No enemy will deceive him;
no son of wickedness will oppress him.

23I will crush his enemies before him;
I will kill those who hate him.

24My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him;
by my name he will be victorious.

25I will place his hand over the sea
and his right hand over the rivers.

26He will call out to me, 'You are my Father,
my God, and the rock of my salvation.'

27I also will place him as my firstborn son,
the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

28I will extend my covenant faithfulness to him forever;
and my covenant with him will be secure.

29I will make his descendants endure forever
and his throne as enduring as the skies above.

30If his children forsake my law
and do not walk in my regulations,

31if they break my rules
and do not keep my commands,

32then will I punish their rebellion with a rod
and their iniquity with blows.

33But I will not remove my steadfast love from him
or be unfaithful to my promise.

34I will not break my covenant
or change the words of my lips.

35Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness—
I will not lie to David:

36his descendants will continue forever
and his throne as long as the sun before me.

37It will be established forever like the moon,
the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

38But you have refused and rejected;
you have been angry with your anointed king.

39You have renounced the covenant of your servant.
You have desecrated his crown on the ground.

40You have broken down all his walls.
You have ruined his strongholds.

41All who pass by have robbed him.
He has become an object of disgust to his neighbors.

42You have raised the right hand of his enemies;
you have made all his enemies rejoice.

43You turn back the edge of his sword
and have not made him stand when in battle.

44You have brought his splendor to an end;
you have brought down his throne to the ground.

45You have shortened the days of his youth.
You have covered him with shame. Selah

46How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever?
How long will your anger burn like fire?

47Oh, think about how short my time is,
and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind!

48Who can live and not die,
or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? Selah

49Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness
that you swore to David in your truthfulness?

50Call to mind, Lord, the mocking directed against your servants
and how I bear in my heart so many insults from the nations.

51Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh;
they mock the footsteps of your anointed one.

52Blessed be Yahweh forever.
Amen and Amen.