I
will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make
known your faithfulness to all generations. For I said, “Steadfast love will be
built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” You
have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my
servant: ‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for
all generations.’” Selah
Let
the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of
the holy ones! For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the
heavenly beings is like the Lord, a God greatly to be feared in the council of
the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him? O Lord God of hosts,
who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? You
rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them. You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you
scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. The heavens are yours; the earth
also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. The
north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise
your name.
You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand. Righteousness
and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness
go before you.
Blessed
are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of
your face, who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are
exalted. For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is
exalted. For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of
Israel. Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: “I have
granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
I
have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, so that my
hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy
shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. I will crush his foes
before him and strike down those who hate him. My faithfulness and my steadfast
love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
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