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| 1 | I will sing of thy steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim thy faithfulness to all generations. | I will sing of the Lord's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. | The merciesof the Lord I will sing forever; from generation to generation I will make know n your faithfulness with my mouth. | I will sing eternally the loyalty of the Lord, I will announce your faithfulness through all the ages. |
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| 2 | For thy steadfast love was established for ever, thy faithfulness is firm as the heavens. | I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself. | For I said: mercy will be built forever; in the very heavens you will affirm your truth. | |
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| 3 | Thou hast said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, Ihave sworn to David my servant: | You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant. | I made a covenant with my chosen one; I swore to David my servant, saying: | Saying "Perpetual is the loyalty that is in heaven, your faithfulness is firm there." |
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| 4 | 'I will establish your descendents for ever, and build your throne for all generations.'" | 'I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'" | Forever will I confirm your descendence. And I will establish your throne for all generations. | --"I will seal alliance with my chosen one swearing to David, my servant: "I will build you a lasting throne." |
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| 19 | Of old didst thou speak in a vision to thy faithful one, and say: "I have set the crown upon one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people. | Once you spoke in vision, to your faithfufl people you said, "I have bestowd stength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people. | The you spoke in a vision to your holy one, and said: I have placed aid upon one who is powerful; I have exalted a chosen one from my people. | Ond day you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones: "I have the crown upon a hero, I have raised up a soldier from the troop. |
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| 20 | I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointe him. | ...with my sacred oil | (same as NIV) | I have found in David a servant and I have anointed him with sacred oil. |
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| 21 | so that my hand shall ever abide with him, my arm also shall strengthen him. | My hand will sustaini him; surely my arm will strengthen him. | My hand shall be always with him, my arm will also strengthen him | so that my hand will always be with him and my arm will make him courageous. |
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| 22 | The enemy shall not outwit him, th wicked shall not humble him. | No enemy shall subject him to tribute; no wicke man will oppress him. | No enemy will surprise him, nor any son of iniquity break him. | The enemy will not deceive him nor will evil ones humiliate him. |
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| 23 | I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. | ...and stike down his adversaries | But rather I will break his enemies before him, and I will wound those who abhore him. | before him I will grind down his adversaries and I will wound those who hate him. |
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| 24 | My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. | My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted. | My truth and my mercy will be with him, and in my name his power will be exalted. | My faithfulness and loyalty will accompany him, with my authority his power will be lifted up. |
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| 25 | I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. | (substitutes "over for both uses of "on") | In the same way I will place his hand upon the sea, and upon the rivers his right hand. | I will extend his left hand to the sea and his right hand until the Great River. |
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| 26 | He shall cry to me, 'Thou art my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' | He will call out to me, "You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior." | He will call out to me: "You are my Father, my god, and the Rock of my salvation." | He will invoke me: "You are my father, my God, my saving Rock." |
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