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¹ [Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.] I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for euer: with my mouth will I make knowen thy faithfulnesse to all generations. ² For I haue said, Mercie shall bee built vp for euer: thy faithfulnesse shalt thou establish in the very heauens. ³ I haue made a couenant with my chosen: I haue sworne vnto Dauid my seruant. ⁴ Thy seed will I stablish for euer: and build vp thy throne to all generations. Selah.

⁵ And the heauens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulnes also in the congregation of the Saints. ⁶ For who in the heauen can be compared vnto the Lord? who among the sonnes of the mightie can be likened vnto the Lord? ⁷ God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the Saints: and to bee had in reuerence of all them that are about him. ⁸ O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like vnto thee? or to thy faithfulnesse round about thee? ⁹ Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waues thereof arise; thou stillest them. ¹⁰ Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slaine: thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arme. ¹¹ The heauens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulnes thereof, thou hast founded them. ¹² The North and the South, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall reioyce in thy Name. ¹³ Thou hast a mighty arme: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. ¹⁴ Iustice and iudgement are the habitation of thy throne: mercie and trueth shall goe before thy face.

¹⁵ Blessed is the people that knowe the ioyfull sound: they shall walke O Lord in the light of thy countenance. ¹⁶ In thy name shall they reioyce all the day: and in thy righteousnes shall they be exalted. ¹⁷ For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy fauour our horne shall be exalted. ¹⁸ For the Lord is our defence: and the holy One of Israel is our king.

¹⁹ Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I haue laid helpe vpon one that is mightie: I haue exalted one chosen out of the people. ²⁰ I haue found Dauid my seruant: with my holy oile haue I anointed him. ²¹ With whome my hand shall bee established: mine arme also shall strengthen him. ²² The enemie shall not exact vpon him: nor the sonne of wickednesse afflict him. ²³ And I will beate downe his foes before his face: and plague them that hate him. ²⁴ But my faithfulnesse and my mercy shalbe with him: and in my name shall his horne be exalted. ²⁵ I will set his hand also in the sea: and his right hand in the riuers. ²⁶ He shall crie vnto mee, Thou art my father: my God, and the rocke of my saluation. ²⁷ Also I will make him my first borne: higher then the kings of the earth. ²⁸ My mercy will I keepe for him for euermore: and my couenant shall stand fast with him. ²⁹ His seed also will I make to indure for euer: and his throne as the dayes of heauen. ³⁰ If his children forsake my lawe, and walke not in my iudgements; ³¹ If they breake my statutes, and keepe not my commandements: ³² Then will I visite their transgression with the rod, and their iniquitie with stripes. ³³ Neuerthelesse, my louing kindnesse will I not vtterly take from him: nor suffer my faithfulnesse to faile. ³⁴ My couenant will I not breake: nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lippes. ³⁵ Once haue I sworne by my holinesse; that I will not lye vnto Dauid. ³⁶ His seede shall endure for euer; and his throne as the sunne before me. ³⁷ It shalbe established for euer as the Moone: and as a faithfull witnesse in heauen. Selah.

³⁸ But thou hast cast off and abhorred: thou hast bene wroth with thine anointed. ³⁹ Thou hast made voyd the couenant of thy seruant: thou hast profaned his crowne, by casting it to the ground. ⁴⁰ Thou hast broken downe all his hedges: thou hast brought his strong holds to ruine. ⁴¹ All that passe by the way; spoile him: hee is a reproach to his neighbours. ⁴² Thou hast set vp the right hand of his aduersaries: thou hast made all his enemies to reioyce. ⁴³ Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword: and hast not made him to stand in the battaile. ⁴⁴ Thou hast made his glory to cease: and cast his throne downe to the ground. ⁴⁵ The dayes of his youth hast thou shortned: thou hast couered him with shame. Selah. ⁴⁶ How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thy selfe, for euer? shall thy wrath burne like fire? ⁴⁷ Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vaine? ⁴⁸ What man is he that liueth, and shall not see death? shall he deliuer his soule from the hand of the graue? Selah. ⁴⁹ Lord, where are thy former louing kindnesses, which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth? ⁵⁰ Remember (Lord) the reproach of thy seruants: how I doe beare in my bosome the reproache of all the mighty people. ⁵¹ Wherewith thine enemies haue reproached, O Lord: wherewith they haue reproached the foote-steppes of thine Annointed. ⁵² Blessed be the Lord for euermore, Amen, and Amen.