3 “I chave made a covenant with My chosen,

I have dsworn to My servant David:

4 ‘Your seed I will establish forever,

And build up your throne eto all generations.’ ”

Selah

5 And fthe heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord;

Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the saints.

6 gFor who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?

Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the Lord?

7 hGod is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.

8 O Lord God of hosts,

Who is mighty like You, O Lord?

Your faithfulness also surrounds You.

9 iYou rule the raging of the sea;

When its waves rise, You still them.

10 jYou have broken 2Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;

You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

11 kThe heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;

The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

12 The north and the south, You have created them;

lTabor and mHermon rejoice in Your name.

13 You have a mighty arm;

Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;

Mercy and truth go before Your face.

15 Blessed are the people who know the njoyful sound!

They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.

16 In Your name they rejoice all day long,

And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

17 For You are the glory of their strength,

And in Your favor our 3horn is oexalted.

18 For our shield belongs to the Lord,

And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your 4holy one,

And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;

I have exalted one pchosen from the people.

20 qI have found My servant David;

With My holy oil I have anointed him,

21 rWith whom My hand shall be established;

Also My arm shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not 5outwit him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 I will beat down his foes before his face,

And plague those who hate him.

24 “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him,

And in My name his horn shall be exalted.

25 Also I will sset his hand over the sea,

And his right hand over the rivers.

26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are tmy Father,

My God, and uthe rock of my salvation.’

27 Also I will make him vMy firstborn,

wThe highest of the kings of the earth.

28 xMy mercy I will keep for him forever,

And My covenant shall stand firm with him.