Perplexity About God's Promises
1 {Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.} I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
1 A (a)Maskil of (b)Ethan (c)the Ezrahite.I will (A)sing of the lovingkindness of the Lord forever;To all generations I will (B)make known Your (C)faithfulness with my mouth.
1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.(A)I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever;(B)I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generationswith my mouth.(C)
1 I will sing forever about the gracious love of the LORD; from generation to generation I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.
1 I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever;With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
2 For I have said, “(D)Lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens You will establish Your (E)faithfulness.”
2 For I will declare,“Faithful love is built up forever;You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”(D)
2 I will declare that your gracious love was established forever; in the heavens itself, you have established your faithfulness.
2 For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
3 The Lord said,“I have made a covenant with My chosen one;I have sworn an oath to David My servant:
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise to David, my servant.
3 [God has said] “I have made a covenant with My chosen one;I have sworn to David My servant,
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
5 The (J)heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;Your faithfulness also (K)in the assembly of the (L)holy ones.
5 Lord, the heavens praise Your wonders(F)—Your faithfulness also—in the assembly of the holy ones.(G)
5 Even the heavens praise your awesome deeds, LORD, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
5 The heavens (angels) praise Your wonders, O Lord,Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
6 For (M)who in the skies is comparable to the Lord?Who among the (e)(N)sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
6 For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?Who among the heavenly beings(a) is like the Lord?(H)
6 For who in the skies compares to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the divine beings?
6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
7 A God (O)greatly feared in the council of the (P)holy ones,And (Q)awesome above all those who are around Him?
7 God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,more awe-inspiring than(b) all who surround Him.(I)
7 God is feared in the council of the holy ones, revered by all those around him.
7 A God greatly feared and reverently worshiped in the council of the holy [angelic] ones,And awesome above all those who are around Him?
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
8 LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, who is as mighty as you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.
8 O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord?Your faithfulness surrounds You [as an intrinsic, unchangeable part of Your very being].
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
10 You Yourself crushed (g)(T)Rahab like one who is slain;You (U)scattered Your enemies with (h)Your mighty arm.
10 You crushed the proud one to death; with your powerful arm you scattered your enemies.
10 You have crushed Rahab (Egypt) like one who is slain;You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
11 The (V)heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;The (W)world and (i)all it contains, You have founded them.
11 The heavens are Yours; the earth also is Yours.The world and everything in it—You founded them.(N)
11 Heaven and the earth belong to you, the world and everything it contains you established them.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
12 The (X)north and the south, You have created them;(Y)Tabor and (Z)Hermon (AA)shout for joy at Your name.
12 The north and south you created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name.
12 The north and the south, You have created them;Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
14 (AC)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;(AD)Lovingkindness and (k)truth go before You.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundationof Your throne;(R)faithful love and truth go before You.(S)
14 Righteousness and justice make up the foundation of your throne; gracious love and truth meet before you.
14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
15 How blessed are the people who know the (l)(AE)joyful sound!O Lord, they walk in the (AF)light of Your countenance.
15 Happy are the people who know the joyful shout;(T)Yahweh, they walk in the light of Your presence.(U)
15 How happy are the people who can worship joyfully! LORD, they walk in the light of your presence.
15 Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
19 (o)Once You spoke in vision to Your godly (p)ones,And said, “I have (q)given help to one who is (AL)mighty;I have exalted one (AM)chosen from the people.
19 You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal onesand said: “I have granted help to a warrior;I have exalted one chosen(d) from the people.(Z)
19 You spoke to your faithful ones through a vision: "I will set a helper over a warrior. I will raise up a chosen one from the people.
19 Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones,And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel];I have exalted one chosen from the people.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
24 “My (AT)faithfulness and My lovingkindness will be with him,And in My name his (AU)horn will be exalted.
24 My faithfulness and gracious love will be with him, and in my name his power will be exalted.
24 “My faithfulness and My steadfast lovingkindness shall be with him,And in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him].
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
28 “My (BA)lovingkindness I will keep for him forever,And My (BB)covenant shall be confirmed to him.
28 I will show my gracious love toward him forever, since my covenant is securely established with him.
28 “My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore,And My covenant will be confirmed to him.
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
38 But You have (BQ)cast off and (BR)rejected,You have been full of wrath (aa)against Your (BS)anointed.
38 But you have spurned, rejected, and became angry with your anointed one.
38 But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful Lord] have cast off and rejected;You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
39 You have (BT)spurned the covenant of Your servant;You have (BU)profaned (BV)his crown (ab)in the dust.
39 You have repudiated the covenant with Your servant;You have completely dishonored his crown.(g)(AU)
39 You have dishonored the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown on the ground.
39 You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant;You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
42 You have (CA)exalted the right hand of his adversaries;You have (CB)made all his enemies rejoice.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his adversaries; you have caused all of his enemies to rejoice.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;You have made all his enemies rejoice.
47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
47 (CI)Remember (ad)what my span of life is;For what (CJ)vanity (ae)You have created all the sons of men!
47 Remember how short my lifetime is! How powerless have you created all human beings!
47 Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
48 What man can live and not (CK)see death?Can he (CL)deliver his soul from the (af)power of (ag)Sheol? Selah.
48 What valiant man can live and not see death? Who can deliver himself from the power of Sheol. Interlude
48 What man can live and not see death?Can he rescue his soul from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Selah.
49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
49 Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord,Which You (CM)swore to David in Your faithfulness?
49 Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful lovethat You swore to David in Your faithfulness?(BF)
49 Where is your gracious love of old, Lord, that in your faithfulness you promised to David?
49 O Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses [so abundant in the days of David and Solomon],Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
50 Remember, O Lord, the (CN)reproach of Your servants;(ah)How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
50 Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servant! I carry inside me all the insults of many people,
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
51 With which (CO)Your enemies have reproached, O Lord,With which they have reproached the footsteps of (CP)Your anointed.
51 when your enemies reproached you, LORD, when they reproached the footsteps of your anointed.
51 With which Your enemies have taunted, O Lord,With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.