I Will Sing of His Love Forever 1 Brenton I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, for ever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations. BSB BSB: A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 Brenton For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy truth shall be established in the heavens. BSB BSB: For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
3 Brenton I made a covenant with my chosen ones, I sware unto David my servant. BSB BSB: You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
4 Brenton I will establish thy seed for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Pause. BSB BSB: ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah
5 Brenton The heavens shall declare thy wonders, O Lord; and thy truth in the assembly of the saints. BSB BSB: The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 Brenton For who in the heavens shall be compared to the Lord? and who shall be likened to the Lord among the sons of God? BSB BSB: For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
7 Brenton God is glorified in the council of the saints; great and terrible toward all that are round about him. BSB BSB: In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
8 Brenton O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee. BSB BSB: O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
9 Brenton Thou rulest the power of the sea; and thou calmest the tumult of its waves. BSB BSB: You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.
10 Brenton Thou hast brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of thy power thou hast scattered thine enemies. BSB BSB: You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 Brenton The heavens are thine, and the earth is thine: thou hast founded the world, and the fulness of it. BSB BSB: The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
12 Brenton Thou hast created the north and the west: Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. BSB BSB: North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
13 Brenton Thine is the mighty arm: let thy hand be strengthened, let thy right hand be exalted. BSB BSB: Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
14 Brenton Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. BSB BSB: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
15 Brenton Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. BSB BSB: Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
16 Brenton And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. BSB BSB: They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
17 Brenton For thou art the boast of their strength; and in thy good pleasure shall our horn be exalted, BSB BSB: For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
18 Brenton for our help is of the Lord; and of the Holy One of Israel, our king. BSB BSB: Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
19 Brenton Then thou spokest in vision to thy children, and saidst, I have laid help on a mighty one; I have exalted one chosen out of my people. BSB BSB: You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 Brenton I have found David my servant; I have anointed him by my holy mercy. BSB BSB: I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 Brenton For my hand shall support him; and mine arm shall strengthen him. BSB BSB: My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.
22 Brenton The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again. BSB BSB: No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
23 Brenton And I will hew down his foes before him, and put to flight those that hate him. BSB BSB: I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
24 Brenton But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; and in my name shall his horn be exalted. BSB BSB: My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.
25 Brenton And I will set his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. BSB BSB: I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.
26 Brenton He shall call upon me, saying , Thou art my Father, my God, and the helper of my salvation. BSB BSB: He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
27 Brenton And I will make him my first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. BSB BSB: I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Brenton I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant shall be firm with him. BSB BSB: I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.
29 Brenton And I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. BSB BSB: I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
30 Brenton If his children should forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; BSB BSB: If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
31 Brenton if they should profane my ordinances, and not keep my commandments; BSB BSB: if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
32 Brenton I will visit their transgressions with a rod, and their sins with scourges. BSB BSB: I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.
33 Brenton But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, nor wrong my truth. BSB BSB: But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
34 Brenton Neither will I by any means profane my covenant; and I will not make void the things that proceed out of my lips. BSB BSB: I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
35 Brenton Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David. BSB BSB: Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—
36 Brenton His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me; BSB BSB: his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
37 Brenton and as the moon that is established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause. BSB BSB: like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
38 Brenton But thou hast cast off and set at nought, thou hast rejected thine anointed. BSB BSB: Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
39 Brenton Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his sanctuary, casting it to the ground. BSB BSB: You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
40 Brenton Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast made his strong holds a terror. BSB BSB: You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
41 Brenton All that go by the way have spoiled him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours. BSB BSB: All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
42 Brenton Thou hast exalted the right hand of his enemies; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. BSB BSB: You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 Brenton Thou hast turned back the help of his sword, and hast not helped him in the battle. BSB BSB: You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
44 Brenton Thou hast deprived him of glory: thou hast broken down his throne to the ground. BSB BSB: You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
45 Brenton Thou hast shortened the days of his throne: thou hast poured shame upon him. Pause. BSB BSB: You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah
46 Brenton How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire? BSB BSB: How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
47 Brenton Remember what my being is: for hast thou created all the sons of men in vain? BSB BSB: Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
48 Brenton What man is there who shall live, and not see death? shall any one deliver his soul from the hand of Hades? Pause. BSB BSB: What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
49 Brenton Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, which thou swarest to David in thy truth? BSB BSB: Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
50 Brenton Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy servants, which I have borne in my bosom, even the reproach of many nations; BSB BSB: Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
51 Brenton wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: wherewith they have reviled the recompence of thine anointed. BSB BSB: how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
52 Brenton Blessed be the Lord for ever. So be it, so be it. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
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