1 My song shall be alway of the loving- | kindness . of the | Lord : with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from | one . gener- | ation . to an- | other. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set | up for | ever : thy truth shalt thou | stablish | in the | heavens. 3 I have made a covenant | with my | chosen : I have | sworn . unto | David . my | servant: 4 Thy seed will I | stablish . for | ever : and set up thy throne from | one . gener- | ation . to an- | other. 5 O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy | wondrous | works : and thy truth in the congre- | gation | of the | saints. 6 For who is | he a-mong the | clouds : that shall be com- | pared | unto . the | Lord? 7 And what is | he a-mong the | gods : that shall be | like | unto . the | Lord? 8 God is very greatly to be feared in the | council . of the | saints : and to be had in reverence of all | them . that are | round a- | bout him. 9 O Lord God of hosts, who is | like . unto | thee? : thy truth most mighty | Lord . is on | ev’ry | side. 10 Thou rulest the | raging . of the | sea : thou stillest the waves there- | of when | they a- | rise. 11 Thou hast subdued Egypt | and des- | troyed it : thou hast scattered thine enemies a- | broad . with thy | mighty | arm. 12 The heavens are thine, the earth | also . is | thine : thou hast laid the foundation of the round world and | all that | therein | is. 13 Thou hast made the | north . and the | south : Tabor and Hermon | shall re- | joice . in thy | Name. 14 Thou hast a | mighty | arm : strong is thy hand, and | high is | thy right | hand. 15 Righteousness and equity are the habi- | tation . of thy | seat : mercy and truth shall | go be- | fore thy | face. 16 Blessed is the people, O Lord, that can re- | joice in | thee : they shall | walk . in the | light . of thy | countenance. 17 Their delight shall be | daily . in thy | Name : and in thy righteousness | shall they | make their | boast. 18 For thou art the | glory . of their | strength : and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt | lift | up our | horns. 19 For the | Lord is . our de- | fence : the Holy One of | Is-rael | is our | King. 20 Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy | saints and | saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one | chosen | out . of the | people. 21 I have found | David . my | servant : with my holy | oil have | I an- | ointed him. 22 My hand shall | hold him | fast : and my | arm shall | strengthen | him. 23 The enemy shall not be able to | do him | violence : the son of | wicked-ness | shall not | hurt him. 24 I will smite down his foes be- | fore his | face : and | plague | them that | hate him. 25 My truth also and my | mercy . shall be | with him : and in my | Name . shall his | horn . be ex- | alted. 26 I will set his dominion | also . in the | sea : and his | right hand | in the | floods. 27 He shall call me, Thou | art my | Father : my | God . and my | strong sal- | vation. 28 And I will make | him my | firstborn : higher than the | kings | of the | earth. 29 My mercy will I keep for him for | ever- | more : and my | coven-ant | shall stand | fast with him. 30 His seed also will I make to en- | dure for | ever : and his | throne . as the | days of | heaven. 31 But if his children for- | sake my | law : and | walk not | in my | judgments; 32 If they break my statutes, and | keep not . my com- | mandments : I will visit their offences with the | rod . and their | sin with | scourges. 33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not | utter-ly | take from him : nor | suffer . my | truth to | fail. 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone | out . of my | lips : I have sworn once by my holiness, that I | will not | fail | David. 35 His seed shall en- | dure for | ever : and his seat is | like . as the | sun be- | fore me. 36 He shall stand fast for ever- | more . as the | moon : and as the | faithful | witness . in | heaven. 37 But thou hast abhorred and for- | saken . thine an- | ointed : and | art dis- | pleased | at him. 38 Thou hast broken the covenant | of thy | servant : and | cast his | crown . to the | ground. 39 Thou hast overthrown | all his | hedges : and | broken | down his | strongholds. 40 All they that go | by | spoil him : and he is be- | come . a re- | proach . to his | neighbours. 41 Thou hast set up the right | hand . of his | enemies : and made all his | adver-saries | to re- | joice. 42 Thou hast taken away the | edge . of his | sword : and givest him not | victo-ry | in the | battle. 43 Thou hast put | out his | glory : and cast his | throne | down . to the | ground. 44 The days of his youth | hast thou | shortened : and | covered . him | with dis- | honour. 45 Lord, how long wilt thou | hide thy-self? for | ever? : and shall thy | wrath | burn like | fire? 46 O remember how | short my | time is : wherefore hast thou | made all | men for | nought? 47 What man is he that liveth and shall | not see | death? : and shall he deliver his | soul . from the | hand of | hell? 48 Lord, where are thy old | loving- | kindnesses : which thou swarest unto | David | in thy | truth? 49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy | servants | have : and how I do bear in my bosom the re- | bukes of | many | people; 50 Wherewith thine enemies | have blas- | phemed thee : and slandered the | footsteps . of | thine a- | nointed. 51 Praised be the Lord for | ever- | more : A- | men, and | A- - | men. GLORIA
How delightful! So well sung, as one would expect, but with the additional charm of the varied settings and antiphonal passages, breaking up the long psalm.
