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¹ I will sing forever about the Lord's love.
    I will sing about his faithfulness forever and ever!
² I will say, "Your faithful love will last forever.
    Your loyalty is like the sky—there is no end to it!"

³ You said, "I made an agreement with my chosen king.
    I made this promise to my servant David:
⁴ ‘There will always be someone from your family to rule.
    I will make your kingdom continue forever and ever.'" Selah

⁵ Lord, the heavens praise you for the amazing things you do.
    The assembly of holy ones sings about your loyalty.
⁶ No one in heaven is equal to the Lord.
    None of the "gods" can compare to the Lord.
⁷ When God's holy ones—the angels around his throne—meet together,
    they fear and respect him;
    he is more awesome than all those around him.
⁸ Lord God All-Powerful, there is no one like you.
    You are strong, Lord, and always faithful.
⁹ You rule the stormy sea.
    You can calm its angry waves.
¹⁰ You defeated Rahab.
    You scattered your enemies with your own powerful arm.
¹¹ Everything in heaven and earth belongs to you.
    You made the world and everything in it.
¹² You created everything north and south.
    Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing praises to your name.
¹³ You have the power!
    Your power is great!
    Victory is yours!
¹⁴ Your kingdom is built on truth and justice.
    Love and faithfulness are servants before your throne.
¹⁵ Lord, your loyal followers are happy.
    They live in the light of your kindness.
¹⁶ Your name always makes them happy.
    They praise your goodness.
¹⁷ You are their amazing strength.
    Their power comes from you.
¹⁸ The king, our protector, belongs to the Lord,
    who is the Holy One of Israel.
¹⁹ Lord, you once spoke in a vision to your followers:
"I have made a young soldier strong.
    From among my people I chose him for an important position.
²⁰ I have found my servant David
    and anointed him as king with my special oil.
²¹ I will support him with my right hand,
    and my arm will make him strong.
²² So no enemy will ever control him.
    The wicked will never defeat him.
²³ I will destroy his enemies before his eyes.
    I will defeat those who hate him.
²⁴ I will always love and support him.
    I will always make him strong.
²⁵ I will put him in charge of the sea.
    He will control the rivers.
²⁶ He will say to me, ‘You are my father.
    You are my God, my Rock, my Savior.'
²⁷ And I will make him my firstborn son.
    He will be the great king on earth.
²⁸ My love will protect him forever.
    My agreement with him will never end.
²⁹ I will make his family continue forever.
    His kingdom will last as long as the skies.
³⁰ If his descendants stop following my law
    and stop obeying my commands,
³¹ if they break my laws
    and ignore my commands,
³² I will punish them severely
    for their sins and wrongs.
³³ But I will never take my love from him.
    I will never stop being loyal to him.
³⁴ I will not break my agreement with David.
    I will never change what I said.
³⁵ By my holiness, I made a promise to him,
    and I would not lie to David.
³⁶ His family will continue forever.
    His kingdom will last as long as the sun.
³⁷ Like the moon, it will continue forever.
    The sky is a witness to the agreement that can be trusted." Selah

³⁸ But now, Lord, you have become angry with your chosen king,^[a]
    and you have left him all alone.
³⁹ You ended the agreement you made with your servant.
    You threw the king's crown into the dirt.
⁴⁰ You pulled down the walls of his city.
    You destroyed all his fortresses.
⁴¹ Everyone passing by steals from him.
    His neighbors laugh at him.
⁴² You made all the king's enemies happy
    and let his enemies win the war.
⁴³ You helped them defend themselves.
    You did not help your king win the battle.
⁴⁴ You did not let him win.
    You threw his throne to the ground.
⁴⁵ You cut his life short.
    You shamed him. Selah

⁴⁶ Lord, how long will this continue?
    Will you ignore us forever?
    Will your anger burn like a fire forever?
⁴⁷ Remember how short my life is.
    You created us to live a short life and then die.
⁴⁸ Is there anyone alive who will never die?
    Will anyone escape the grave? Selah

⁴⁹ Lord, where is the love you showed in the past?
    You promised David that you would be loyal to his family.^50-51 My Lord, please remember how people insulted your servant.
Lord, I had to listen to all the insults from your enemies.
    They insulted your chosen king wherever he went.

⁵² Praise the Lord forever!
    Amen and Amen!