1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
2The mercies of the Lord I will sing…
3For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built…
4I have made a covenant with my elect:…
5Thy seed will I settle for ever. And…
6The heavens shall confess thy wonders, O Lord:…
7For who in the clouds can be compared…
8God, who is glorified in the assembly of…
9O Lord God of hosts, who is like…
10Thou rulest the power of the sea: and…
11Thou hast humbled the proud one, as one…
12Thine are the heavens, and thine is the…
13The north and the sea thou hast created.…
14Thy arm is with might. Let thy hand…
15Justice and judgment are the preparation of thy…
16Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They…
17And in thy name they shall rejoice all…
18For thou art the glory of their strength:…
19For our protection is of the Lord, and…
20Then thou spokest in a vision to thy…
21I have found David my servant: with my…
22For my hand shall help him: and my…
23The enemy shall have no advantage over him:…
24And I will cut down his enemies before…
25And my truth and my mercy shall be…
26And I will set his hand in the…
27He shall cry out to me: Thou art…
28And I will make him my firstborn, high…
29I will keep my mercy for him for…
30And I will make his seed to endure…
31And if his children forsake my law, and…
32If they profane my justices: and keep not…
33I will visit their iniquities with a rod:…
34But my mercy I will not take away…
35Neither will I profane my covenant: and the…
36Once have I sworn by my holiness: I…
37His seed shall endure for ever.
38And his throne as the sun before me:…
39But thou hast rejected and despised: thou hast…
40Thou hast overthrown the covenant of thy servant:…
41Thou hast broken down all his hedges: thou…
42All that pass by the way have robbed…
43Thou hast set up the right hand of…
44Thou hast turned away the help of his…
45Thou hast made his purification to cease: and…
46Thou hast shortened the days of his time:…
47How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto…
48Remember what my substance is for hast thou…
49Who is the man that shall live, and…
50Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to…
51Be mindful, O Lord, of the reproach of…
52Wherewith thy enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith…
53Blessed be the Lord for evermore. So be…