¹ <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.

¹ <A Psalm. Of David.> I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

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

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

⁵ Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

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

⁹⁰ Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.

²³ They are new every morning; great is your good faith.

¹ O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.

² To make clear your mercy in the morning, and your unchanging faith every night;

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

⁶ And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them.

³¹ For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

² In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

¹⁶ But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.

⁸ My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.

¹⁵ My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

¹⁶ I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.

¹⁷ O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.

¹⁸ Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

¹⁹ Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?

¹² I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.

¹³ For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.

¹¹ Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?

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

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

¹ Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹ O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

² O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

³ O give praise to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁴ To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁵ To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁶ To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁷ To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁸ The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

⁹ The moon and the stars to have rule by night: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁰ To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹¹ And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹² With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹³ To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁴ And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁵ By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁶ To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

¹⁷ To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁸ And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

¹⁹ Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

²⁰ And Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

²¹ And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²² Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²³ Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁴ And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁵ Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁶ O give praise to the God of heaven: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²⁰ You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

⁹ I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.

¹⁰ Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.