^{1 Ref} I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

^{2 Ref} For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

^{3 Ref} I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:

^{4 Ref} Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah

^{5 Ref} And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Jehovah; Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

^{6 Ref} For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,

^{7 Ref} A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones, And to be feared above all them that are round about him?

^{8 Ref} O Jehovah God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah? And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

^{9 Ref} Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

^{10 Ref} Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.

^{11 Ref} The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

^{12 Ref} The north and the south, thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon rejoice in thy name.

^{13 Ref} Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

^{14 Ref} Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

^{15 Ref} Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: They walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance.

^{16 Ref} In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

^{17 Ref} For thou art the glory of their strength; And in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.

^{18 Ref} For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

^{19 Ref} Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

^{20 Ref} I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:

^{21 Ref} With whom my hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

^{22 Ref} The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

^{23 Ref} And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.

^{24 Ref} But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.

^{25 Ref} I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

^{26 Ref} He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.

^{27 Ref} I also will make him `my' first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.

^{28 Ref} My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.

^{29 Ref} His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

^{30 Ref} If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;

^{31 Ref} If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;

^{32 Ref} Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

^{33 Ref} But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

^{34 Ref} My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

^{35 Ref} Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

^{36 Ref} His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.

^{37 Ref} It shall be established for ever as the moon, And `as' the faithful witness in the sky. Selah

^{38 Ref} But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

^{39 Ref} Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown `by casting it' to the ground.

^{40 Ref} Thou hast broken down all his hedges; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.

^{41 Ref} All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

^{42 Ref} Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

^{43 Ref} Yea, thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.

^{44 Ref} Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.

^{45 Ref} The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah

^{46 Ref} How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? `How long' shall thy wrath burn like fire?

^{47 Ref} Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men!

^{48 Ref} What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

^{49 Ref} Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

^{50 Ref} Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom `the reproach of' all the mighty peoples,

^{51 Ref} Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

^{52 Ref} Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen. Psalm 90 A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

^{1 Ref} <Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.> My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

^{2 Ref} For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

^{3 Ref} I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;

^{4 Ref} I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)

^{5 Ref} In heaven let them give praise for your wonders, O Lord; and your unchanging faith among the saints.

^{6 Ref} For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

^{7 Ref} God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

^{8 Ref} O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.

^{9 Ref} You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.

^{10 Ref} Rahab was crushed by you like one wounded to death; with your strong arm you put to flight all your haters.

^{11 Ref} Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

^{12 Ref} You have made the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon are sounding with joy at your name.

^{13 Ref} Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.

^{14 Ref} The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

^{15 Ref} Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

^{16 Ref} In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.

^{17 Ref} For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.

^{18 Ref} For our breastplate is the Lord; and our king is the Holy One of Israel's.

^{19 Ref} Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

^{20 Ref} I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

^{21 Ref} My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.

^{22 Ref} The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

^{23 Ref} I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.

^{24 Ref} But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.

^{25 Ref} I will put his hand in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

^{26 Ref} He will say to me, You are my father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.

^{27 Ref} And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

^{28 Ref} I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.

^{29 Ref} His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

^{30 Ref} If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

^{31 Ref} If my rules are broken, and my orders are not kept;

^{32 Ref} Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.

^{33 Ref} But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.

^{34 Ref} I will be true to my agreement; the things which have gone out of my lips will not be changed.

^{35 Ref} I have made an oath once by my holy name, that I will not be false to David.

^{36 Ref} His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

^{37 Ref} It will be fixed for ever like the moon; and the witness in heaven is true. (Selah.)

^{38 Ref} But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.

^{39 Ref} You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

^{40 Ref} All his walls are broken down; you have given his strong towers to destruction.

^{41 Ref} All those who come by take away his goods; he is laughed at by his neighbours.

^{42 Ref} You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.

^{43 Ref} His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.

^{44 Ref} You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.

^{45 Ref} You have made him old before his time; he is covered with shame. (Selah.)

^{46 Ref} How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?

^{47 Ref} See how short my time is; why have you made all men for no purpose?

^{48 Ref} What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

^{49 Ref} Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

^{50 Ref} Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

^{51 Ref} The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.

^{52 Ref} Let the Lord be praised for ever. So be it, So be it.

^{1 Ref} > I will sing of the loving kindness of Yahweh forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

^{2 Ref} I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."

^{3 Ref} "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,

^{4 Ref} 'I will establish your seed forever, And build up your throne to all generations.'" Selah.

^{5 Ref} The heavens will praise your wonders, Yahweh; Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

^{6 Ref} For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like Yahweh,

^{7 Ref} A very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, To be feared above all those who are around him?

^{8 Ref} Yahweh, God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like you? Yah, your faithfulness is around you.

^{9 Ref} You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

^{10 Ref} You have broken Rahab in pieces, like one of the slain. You have scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

^{11 Ref} The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; The world and its fullness. You have founded them.

^{12 Ref} The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

^{13 Ref} You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

^{14 Ref} Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

^{15 Ref} Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.

^{16 Ref} In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

^{17 Ref} For you are the glory of their strength. In your favor, our horn will be exalted.

^{18 Ref} For our shield belongs to Yahweh; Our king to the Holy One of Israel.

^{19 Ref} Then you spoke in vision to your saints, And said, "I have bestowed strength on the warrior. I have exalted a young man from the people.

^{20 Ref} I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

^{21 Ref} With whom my hand shall be established. My arm will also strengthen him.

^{22 Ref} No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

^{23 Ref} I will beat down his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.

^{24 Ref} But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

^{25 Ref} I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.

^{26 Ref} He will call to me, 'You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'

^{27 Ref} I will also appoint him my firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

^{28 Ref} I will keep my loving kindness for him forevermore. My covenant will stand firm with him.

^{29 Ref} I will also make his seed endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven.

^{30 Ref} If his children forsake my law, And don't walk in my ordinances;

^{31 Ref} If they break my statutes, And don't keep my commandments;

^{32 Ref} Then I will punish their sin with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

^{33 Ref} But I will not completely take my loving kindness from him, Nor allow my faithfulness to fail.

^{34 Ref} I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what my lips have uttered.

^{35 Ref} Once have I sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

^{36 Ref} His seed will endure forever, His throne like the sun before me.

^{37 Ref} It will be established forever like the moon, The faithful witness in the sky." Selah.

^{38 Ref} But you have rejected and spurned. You have been angry with your anointed.

^{39 Ref} You have renounced the covenant of your servant. You have defiled his crown in the dust.

^{40 Ref} You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.

^{41 Ref} All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.

^{42 Ref} You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries. You have made all of his enemies rejoice.

^{43 Ref} Yes, you turn back the edge of his sword, And haven't supported him in battle.

^{44 Ref} You have ended his splendor, And thrown his throne down to the ground.

^{45 Ref} You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame. Selah.

^{46 Ref} How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

^{47 Ref} Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

^{48 Ref} What man is he who shall live and not see death, Who shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

^{49 Ref} Lord, where are your former loving kindnesses, Which you swore to David in your faithfulness?

^{50 Ref} Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, How I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,

^{51 Ref} With which your enemies have mocked, Yahweh, With which they have mocked the footsteps of your anointed one.

^{52 Ref} Blessed be Yahweh forevermore. Amen, and Amen.