[1] I will sing forever about the Lord’s love. I will sing about his loyalty forever and ever!
[2] Lord, I truly believe your love is forever. Your loyalty continues like the skies!
[3] God said, ”I made an agreement with my chosen king. I made a promise to my servant, David:
[4] David, I will make your family continue forever. I will make your kingdom continue forever and ever.” selah
[5] Lord, you do amazing things. The heavens praise you for this. People can depend on you. The assembly of holy ones sing about this.
[6] No one in heaven is equal to the Lord. None of the “gods” can compare to the Lord.
[7] God meets together with the holy ones. Those angels are all around him. They fear and respect God. They stand in awe of him.
[8] Lord God All-Powerful, there is no one like you. We can trust you completely.
[9] You proudly rule the sea. You can calm its angry waves.
[10] God, you defeated Rahab. You scattered your enemies with your own powerful arm.
[11] Everything in heaven and earth belong to you, God. You made the world and everything in it.
[12] You created everything north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing praises to your name.
[13] God, you have the power! Your power is great! The victory is yours!
[14] Your kingdom is built on truth and justice. Love and faithfulness are servants before your throne.
[15] God, your loyal followers are truly happy. They live in the light of your kindness.
[16] Your name always makes them happy. They praise your goodness.
[17] You are their amazing strength. Their power comes from you.
[18] Lord, you are our Protector. The Holy One of Israel is our King.
[19] You spoke to your followers in a vision and said, “I chose a young man from the crowd. And I made that young man important. I made that young soldier strong.
[20] I found my servant David. And I anointed him with my special oil.
[21] I supported David with my right arm. And with my power, I made him strong.
[22] The enemy could not defeat the chosen king. Wicked people could not defeat him.
[23] I finished his enemies. I defeated the people who hated my chosen king.
[24] I will always love and support my chosen king. I will always make him strong.
[25] I put my chosen king in charge of the sea. He will control the rivers.
[26] He will say to me, 'You are my father. You are my God, my Rock, my Savior.’
[27] And I will make him my firstborn son. He will be the great king on earth.
[28] My love will protect the chosen king forever. My agreement with him will never end.
[29] His family will continue forever, his kingdom as long as the heavens.
[30] If his descendants quit following my law, and if they quit obeying my commands, then I will punish them.
[31] If the chosen king’s descendants break my laws and ignore my commands,
[32] then I will punish them very hard.
[33] But I will never take my love away from those people. I will always be loyal to them.
[34] I will not break my agreement with David. I will not change our agreement.
[35] By my holiness, I made a promise to him. And I would not lie to David!
[36] David’s family will continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the sun.
[37] It will continue forever, like the moon. The skies are the proof of the agreement. That agreement can be trusted.” selah
[38] But God, you became angry at your chosen king, and you left him all alone.
[39] You rejected your agreement. You threw the king’s crown into the dirt.
[40] You pulled down the walls of the king’s city. You destroyed all his fortresses.
[41] People passing by steal things from him. His neighbors laugh at him.
[42] You made all the king’s enemies happy. You let his enemies win the war.
[43] God, you helped them defend themselves. You did not help your king win the battle.
[44] You didn’t let him win. You threw his throne to the ground.
[45] You cut his life short. You shamed him. selah
[46] Lord, how long will this continue? Will you ignore us forever? Will your anger burn like a fire forever?
[47] Remember how short my life is: You created us to live a short life, and then die.
[48] No person will live and never die. No person will escape the grave.
[49] God, where is the love you showed in the past? You promised David that you would be loyal to his family.
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[51] Master, please remember how people insulted your servant. Lord, I had to listen to all those insults from your enemies. Those people insulted your chosen king!
[52] Bless the Lord forever! Amen and Amen!