A contemplative song of Ethan the Ezrahite.
For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, or Heman, Calcol and Darda, sons of Mahol—and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, five in all.
A psalm of David. I will sing of lovingkindness and justice. To You, Adonai, I will sing praises.
Halleluyah! Praise Adonai, for He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
Your faithfulness endures from generation to generation. You established the earth, and it stands.
Even on his bed he plans sin. He puts himself on a path that is no good, never refusing evil.”
They wander around for food. If they are not full, they stay up all night.
My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your glory all day.
Will You work wonders for the dead? Or will the departed spirits rise up praising You? Selah
I will crush his adversaries before him, and strike down those who hate him.
then I will punish their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with flogging.
What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver himself from the clutches of Sheol? Selah
God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all around Him.
It is good to praise Adonai and to make music to Your Name, Elyon,
Adonai, You are my God, I will exalt You, I will praise Your Name, for You have done wonderful things, plans of old with steadfast faithfulness.
They are new every morning! Great is Your faithfulness.
You will extend truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, that You swore to our ancestors from the days of old.
based on the hope of eternal life. God—who cannot lie—promised this before the beginning of time.
