1	Maschil# of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing# of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known# thy faithfulness to all generations. [Maschil...: or, A Psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite, to give instruction] [to all...: Heb. to generation and generation]
			2	For I have said# , Mercy shall be built up# for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish# in the very heavens.
			3	I have made# a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn# unto David my servant,
			4	Thy seed will I establish# for ever, and build up# thy throne to all generations. Selah.
			5	And the heavens shall praise# thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
			6	For who in the heaven can be compared# unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened# unto the LORD?
			7	God is greatly to be feared# in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence# of all them that are about him.
			8	O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
			9	Thou rulest# the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise# , thou stillest# them.
			10	Thou hast broken# Rahab in pieces# , as one that is slain; thou hast scattered# thine enemies# with thy strong arm. [Rahab: or, Egypt] [thy...: Heb. the arm of thy strength]
			11	The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded# them. [the fulness...: or, all it containeth]
			12	The north and the south thou hast created# them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice# in thy name.
			13	Thou hast a mighty arm: strong# is thy hand, and high# is thy right hand. [a...: Heb. an arm with might]
			14	Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go# before thy face. [habitation: or, establishment]
			15	Blessed is the people that know# the joyful sound: they shall walk# , O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
			16	In thy name shall they rejoice# all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted# .
			17	For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted# # # # .
			18	For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. [the LORD...: or, our shield is of the LORD, and our king is of the Holy One of Israel]
			19	Then thou spakest# in vision to thy holy one, and saidst# , I have laid# help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted# one chosen# out of the people.
			20	I have found# David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed# him:
			21	With whom my hand shall be established# : mine arm also shall strengthen# him.
			22	The enemy# shall not exact# upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict# him.
			23	And I will beat down# his foes before his face, and plague# them that hate# him.
			24	But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted# .
			25	I will set# his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
			26	He shall cry# unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
			27	Also I will make# him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
			28	My mercy will I keep# for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast# with him.
			29	His seed also will I make# to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
			30	If his children forsake# my law, and walk# not in my judgments;
			31	If they break# my statutes, and keep# not my commandments; [break: Heb. profane]
			32	Then will I visit# their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
			33	Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take# from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail# . [will...: Heb. I will not make void from him] [to fall: Heb. to lie]
			34	My covenant will I not break# , nor alter# the thing that is gone out of my lips.
			35	Once have I sworn# by my holiness that I will not lie# unto David. [that...: Heb. if I lie]
			36	His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
			37	It shall be established# for ever as the moon, and as a faithful# witness in heaven. Selah.
			38	But thou hast cast off# and abhorred# , thou hast been wroth# with thine anointed.
			39	Thou hast made void# the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned# his crown by casting it to the ground.
			40	Thou hast broken down# all his hedges; thou hast brought# his strong holds to ruin.
			41	All that pass by# the way spoil# him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
			42	Thou hast set up# the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies# to rejoice# .
			43	Thou hast also turned# the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand# in the battle.
			44	Thou hast made his glory to cease# , and cast# his throne down# to the ground. [glory: Heb. brightness]
			45	The days of his youth hast thou shortened# : thou hast covered# him with shame. Selah.
			46	How long, LORD? wilt thou hide# thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn# like fire?
			47	Remember# how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made# all men# in vain?
			48	What man is he that liveth# , and shall not see# death? shall he deliver# his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
			49	Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest# unto David in thy truth?
			50	Remember# , Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear# in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
			51	Wherewith thine enemies# have reproached# , O LORD; wherewith they have reproached# the footsteps of thine anointed.
			52	Blessed# be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.