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I will ^(C1)sing of the graciousness of the LORD forever; To all generations I will ^(C2)make Your ^(C3)faithfulness known with my mouth.

For I have said, "^(C1)Graciousness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your ^(C2)faithfulness."

"I have made a covenant with ^(C1)My chosen; I have ^(C2)sworn to My servant David,

I will establish your ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever And build up your ^(C2)throne to all generations." Selah

The ^(C1)heavens will praise Your wonders, LORD; Your faithfulness also ^(C2)in the assembly of the ^(C3)holy ones.

For ^(C1)who in the skies is comparable to the LORD? Who among the ^(F1)(C2)sons of the mighty is like the LORD,

A God ^(C1)greatly feared in the council of the ^(C2)holy ones, And ^(C3)awesome above all those who are around Him?

LORD God of armies, ^(C1)who is like You, mighty ^(F1)LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

You rule the surging of the sea; When its waves rise, You ^(C1)calm them.

You Yourself crushed ^(F1)(C1)Rahab like one who is slain; You ^(C2)scattered Your enemies with ^(F2)Your mighty arm.

The ^(C1)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The ^(C2)world and ^(F1)all it contains, You have established them.

The ^(C1)north and the south, You have created them; ^(C2)Tabor and ^(C3)Hermon ^(C4)shout for joy at Your name.

You have ^(F1)a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your ^(C1)right hand is exalted.

^(C1)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; ^(C2)Mercy and ^(F1)truth go before You.

Blessed are the people who know the ^(F1)(C1)joyful sound! LORD, they walk in the ^(C2)light of Your face.

In ^(C1)Your name they rejoice all the day, And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

For You are the glory of ^(C1)their strength, And by Your favor ^(F1)our ^(C2)horn is exalted.

For our ^(C1)shield belongs to the LORD, ^(F1)And our king to the ^(C2)Holy One of Israel.

^(F1)Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ^(F2)ones, And said, "I have ^(F3)given help to one who is ^(C1)mighty; I have exalted one ^(C2)chosen from the people.

-"I have ^(C1)found My servant David; With My holy ^(C2)oil I have anointed him,

With whom ^(C1)My hand will be established; My arm also will ^(C2)strengthen him.

-"The enemy will not ^(F1)deceive him, Nor will the ^(F2)(C1)son of wickedness afflict him.

-"But I will ^(C1)crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

-"My ^(C1)faithfulness and My favor will be with him, And in My name his ^(C2)horn will be exalted.

-"I will also place his hand ^(C1)on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

-"He will call to Me, 'You are ^(C1)my Father, My God, and the ^(C2)rock of my salvation.'

-"I will also make him My ^(C1)firstborn, The ^(C2)highest of the kings of the earth.

-"I will maintain My ^(C1)favor for him forever, And My ^(C2)covenant shall be confirmed to him.

-"So I will establish his ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever, And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the days of heaven.

"If his sons ^(C1)abandon My Law And do not walk in My judgments,

If they ^(F1)violate My statutes And do not keep My commandments,

Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the ^(C1)rod, And their guilt with ^(F1)afflictions.

-"But I will not ^(F1)withhold ^(C1)My favor from him, Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

-"I will not ^(F1)violate My ^(C1)covenant, Nor will I ^(C2)alter ^(F2)the utterance of My lips.

-"^(F1)Once I have ^(C1)sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David.

-"His ^(F1)(C1)descendants shall endure forever, And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the sun before Me.

-"It shall be established forever ^(C1)like the moon, And a ^(C2)witness in the sky is faithful." Selah

But You have ^(C1)rejected and ^(C2)refused, You have been full of wrath ^(F1)against Your ^(C3)anointed.

You have ^(F1)(C1)repudiated the covenant of Your servant; You have ^(C2)profaned ^(C3)his crown ^(F2)in the dust.

You have ^(C1)broken down all his walls; You have ^(C2)brought his strongholds to ruin.

^(C1)All who pass along the way plunder him; He has become a ^(C2)disgrace to his neighbors.

You have ^(C1)exalted the right hand of his adversaries; You have ^(C2)made all his enemies rejoice.

You also turn back the edge of his sword, And have ^(C1)not made him stand in battle.

You have put an end to his ^(F1)(C1)splendor And cast his throne to the ground.

You have ^(C1)shortened the days of his youth; You have ^(C2)covered him with shame. Selah

^(C1)How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your ^(C2)wrath burn like fire?

^(C1)Remember ^(F1)what my lifespan is; For what ^(C2)futility ^(F2)You have created all the sons of mankind!

What man can live and not ^(C1)see death? Can he ^(C2)save his soul from the ^(F1)power of ^(F2)Sheol? Selah

Where are Your former acts of favor, Lord, Which You ^(C1)swore to David in Your faithfulness?

Remember, Lord, the ^(C1)taunt against Your servants; ^(F1)How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,

With which ^(C1)Your enemies have taunted, LORD, With which they have taunted the footsteps of ^(C2)Your anointed.

^(C1)Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.