A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
He was wiser than anyone else—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, or Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the musicians—and his fame spread throughout the neighboring peoples.
The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.
A psalm of David. I sing of mercy and justice; to you, Lord, I sing praise.
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, who is good, whose mercy endures forever.
Through all generations your truth endures; fixed to stand firm like the earth.
On his bed he hatches plots; he sets out on a wicked way; he does not reject evil.
They roam about as scavengers; if they are not filled, they howl.
My mouth shall be filled with your praise, shall sing your glory every day.
Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the shades arise and praise you? Selah
I will crush his foes before him, strike down those who hate him.
I will punish their crime with a rod and their guilt with blows.
What is man, that he should live and not see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah VI
A God dreaded in the council of the holy ones, greater and more awesome than all those around him!
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High,
O Lord, you are my God, I extol you, I praise your name; For you have carried out your wonderful plans of old, faithful and true.
They are renewed each morning— great is your faithfulness!
You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loyalty to Abraham, As you have sworn to our ancestors from days of old.
in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,
