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The LORD'S Covenant with David and Israel's Afflictions.

¹ 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.

² For I have said, "^(C1)Graciousness will be built up forever;
In the heavens You will establish Your ^(C2)faithfulness."

³ "I have made a covenant with ^(C1)My chosen;
I have ^(C2)sworn to My servant David,

⁴ I will establish your ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever
And build up your ^(C2)throne to all generations." Selah

⁵ The ^(C1)heavens will praise Your wonders, LORD;
Your faithfulness also ^(C2)in the assembly of the ^(C3)holy ones.

⁶ For ^(C1)who in the skies is comparable to the LORD?
Who among the ^(F1)(C2)sons of the mighty is like the LORD,

⁷ A God ^(C1)greatly feared in the council of the ^(C2)holy ones,
And ^(C3)awesome above all those who are around Him?

⁸ LORD God of armies, ^(C1)who is like You, mighty ^(F1)LORD?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

⁹ You rule the surging of the sea;
When its waves rise, You ^(C1)calm them.

¹⁰ You Yourself crushed ^(F1)(C1)Rahab like one who is slain;
You ^(C2)scattered Your enemies with ^(F2)Your mighty arm.

¹¹ The ^(C1)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;
The ^(C2)world and ^(F1)all it contains, You have established them.

¹² The ^(C1)north and the south, You have created them;
^(C2)Tabor and ^(C3)Hermon ^(C4)shout for joy at Your name.

¹³ You have ^(F1)a strong arm;
Your hand is mighty, Your ^(C1)right hand is exalted.

^14 (C1)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
^(C2)Mercy and ^(F1)truth go before You.

¹⁵ Blessed are the people who know the ^(F1)(C1)joyful sound!
LORD, they walk in the ^(C2)light of Your face.

¹⁶ In ^(C1)Your name they rejoice all the day,
And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

¹⁷ For You are the glory of ^(C1)their strength,
And by Your favor ^(F1)our ^(C2)horn is exalted.

¹⁸ For our ^(C1)shield belongs to the LORD,
^(F1)And our king to the ^(C2)Holy One of Israel.

^19 (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.

²⁰ "I have ^(C1)found My servant David;
With My holy ^(C2)oil I have anointed him,

²¹ With whom ^(C1)My hand will be established;
My arm also will ^(C2)strengthen him.

²² "The enemy will not ^(F1)deceive him,
Nor will the ^(F2)(C1)son of wickedness afflict him.

²³ "But I will ^(C1)crush his adversaries before him,
And strike those who hate him.

²⁴ "My ^(C1)faithfulness and My favor will be with him,
And in My name his ^(C2)horn will be exalted.

²⁵ "I will also place his hand ^(C1)on the sea,
And his right hand on the rivers.

²⁶ "He will call to Me, 'You are ^(C1)my Father,
My God, and the ^(C2)rock of my salvation.'

²⁷ "I will also make him My ^(C1)firstborn,
The ^(C2)highest of the kings of the earth.

²⁸ "I will maintain My ^(C1)favor for him forever,
And My ^(C2)covenant shall be confirmed to him.

²⁹ "So I will establish his ^(F1)(C1)descendants forever,
And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the days of heaven.

³⁰ "If his sons ^(C1)abandon My Law
And do not walk in My judgments,

³¹ If they ^(F1)violate My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

³² Then I will punish their wrongdoing with the ^(C1)rod,
And their guilt with ^(F1)afflictions.

³³ "But I will not ^(F1)withhold ^(C1)My favor from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

³⁴ "I will not ^(F1)violate My ^(C1)covenant,
Nor will I ^(C2)alter ^(F2)the utterance of My lips.

³⁵ "^(F1)Once I have ^(C1)sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David.

³⁶ "His ^(F1)(C1)descendants shall endure forever,
And his ^(C2)throne ^(C3)as the sun before Me.

³⁷ "It shall be established forever ^(C1)like the moon,
And a ^(C2)witness in the sky is faithful." Selah

³⁸ But You have ^(C1)rejected and ^(C2)refused,
You have been full of wrath ^(F1)against Your ^(C3)anointed.

³⁹ You have ^(F1)(C1)repudiated the covenant of Your servant;
You have ^(C2)profaned ^(C3)his crown ^(F2)in the dust.

⁴⁰ You have ^(C1)broken down all his walls;
You have ^(C2)brought his strongholds to ruin.

^41 (C1)All who pass along the way plunder him;
He has become a ^(C2)disgrace to his neighbors.

⁴² You have ^(C1)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;
You have ^(C2)made all his enemies rejoice.

⁴³ You also turn back the edge of his sword,
And have ^(C1)not made him stand in battle.

⁴⁴ You have put an end to his ^(F1)(C1)splendor
And cast his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵ You have ^(C1)shortened the days of his youth;
You have ^(C2)covered him with shame. Selah

^46 (C1)How long, LORD?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your ^(C2)wrath burn like fire?

^47 (C1)Remember ^(F1)what my lifespan is;
For what ^(C2)futility ^(F2)You have created all the sons of mankind!

⁴⁸ What man can live and not ^(C1)see death?
Can he ^(C2)save his soul from the ^(F1)power of ^(F2)Sheol? Selah

⁴⁹ Where are Your former acts of favor, Lord,
Which You ^(C1)swore to David in Your faithfulness?

⁵⁰ Remember, Lord, the ^(C1)taunt against Your servants;
^(F1)How I carry in my heart the taunts of all the many peoples,

⁵¹ With which ^(C1)Your enemies have taunted, LORD,
With which they have taunted the footsteps of ^(C2)Your anointed.

^52 (C1)Blessed be the LORD forever!
Amen and Amen.