For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

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I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(A)

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Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

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Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
    your faithfulness(A) to the skies.(B)

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50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

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50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.(A)

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18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

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18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(A) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(B) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

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17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(A)

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37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

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37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(A)

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And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

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The heavens(A) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly(B) of the holy ones.

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31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

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31 But in your great mercy you did not put an end(A) to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful(B) God.

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To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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to the praise of his glorious grace,(A) which he has freely given us in the One he loves.(B) In him we have redemption(C) through his blood,(D) the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches(E) of God’s grace

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35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

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He is the Maker of heaven(A) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(B) forever.

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89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

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ל Lamedh

89 Your word, Lord, is eternal;(A)
    it stands firm in the heavens.

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42 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42[a][b]

For the director of music. A maskil[c] of the Sons of Korah.

As the deer(A) pants for streams of water,(B)
    so my soul pants(C) for you, my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.
  2. Psalm 42:1 In Hebrew texts 42:1-11 is numbered 42:2-12.
  3. Psalm 42:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term