1Cantico di Etan l’Ezraita. Io canterò per sempre la bontà del Signore; la mia bocca annuncerà la tua fedeltà di generazione in generazione.2Poiché ho detto: «La tua bontà sussiste in eterno; nei cieli è fondata la tua fedeltà.3Io ho fatto un patto con il mio eletto; ho fatto questo giuramento a Davide, mio servo:4“Stabilirò la tua discendenza in eterno ed edificherò il tuo trono per ogni età”». [Pausa]5Anche i cieli cantano le tue meraviglie, o Signore, e la tua fedeltà nell’assemblea dei santi.6Poiché chi, nei cieli, è paragonabile al Signore? Chi è simile al Signore tra i figli di Dio[1]?7Dio è terribile nell’assemblea dei santi e tremendo fra quanti lo circondano.8Signore, Dio degli eserciti, chi è potente come te, o Signore? La tua fedeltà si manifesta attorno a te.9Tu domi l’orgoglio del mare; quando le sue onde s’innalzano, tu le plachi.10Hai stroncato l’Egitto, ferendolo a morte; con braccio potente hai disperso i tuoi nemici.11I cieli sono tuoi, tua pure è la terra; tu hai fondato il mondo e tutto ciò che è in esso.12Hai stabilito il settentrione e il mezzogiorno; il Tabor e l’Ermon mandano grida di gioia al tuo nome.13Tu hai un braccio potente; la tua mano è forte, alta è la tua destra.14Giustizia e diritto sono la base del tuo trono, bontà e verità vanno davanti a te.15Beato il popolo che conosce il grido di gioia; esso cammina, o Signore, alla luce del tuo volto;16esulta tutto il giorno nel tuo nome e gioisce della tua giustizia.17Perché tu sei il vanto della loro forza e con il tuo favore accresci la nostra potenza.18Poiché il nostro scudo appartiene al Signore, e il nostro re al Santo d’Israele.19Tu parlasti allora in visione al tuo diletto, e dicesti: «Ho portato aiuto a un prode, ho innalzato un eletto fra il popolo.20Ho trovato Davide, mio servo, l’ho unto con il mio santo olio;21la mia mano lo sosterrà saldamente e il mio braccio lo rafforzerà.22Il nemico non lo sorprenderà e il perverso non l’opprimerà.23Io disperderò davanti a lui i suoi nemici e sconfiggerò quelli che l’odiano.24La mia fedeltà e la mia bontà saranno con lui e nel mio nome crescerà la sua potenza.25Stenderò la sua mano sul mare e la sua destra sui fiumi.26Egli m’invocherà, dicendo: “Tu sei mio Padre, il mio Dio e la rocca della mia salvezza”.27Io inoltre lo costituirò mio primogenito, il più eccelso dei re della terra.28Gli conserverò la mia grazia per sempre, il mio patto con lui rimarrà stabile.29Renderò eterna la sua discendenza e il suo trono come i giorni dei cieli.30Se i suoi figli abbandonano la mia legge e non camminano secondo i miei ordini,31se violano i miei statuti e non osservano i miei comandamenti,32io punirò il loro peccato con la verga e la loro colpa con percosse;33ma non gli ritirerò la mia grazia e non verrò meno alla mia fedeltà.34Non violerò il mio patto e non muterò quanto ho promesso.35Una cosa ho giurato per la mia santità e non mentirò a Davide:36la sua discendenza durerà in eterno e il suo trono sarà davanti a me come il sole,37sarà stabile per sempre come la luna; e il testimone che è nei cieli è fedele». [Pausa]38Eppure, tu ti sei adirato contro il tuo unto, l’hai respinto e disprezzato.39Tu hai rinnegato il patto con il tuo servo, hai fatto cadere e profanato la sua corona.40Hai abbattuto tutti i suoi baluardi, hai ridotto in rovine le sue fortezze.41Tutti i passanti l’hanno saccheggiato, è diventato lo scherno dei vicini.42Tu hai reso vittoriosa la destra dei suoi avversari, hai rallegrato tutti i suoi nemici.43Hai smussato il taglio della sua spada e non l’hai sostenuto nella battaglia.44Hai fatto cessare il suo splendore e hai gettato a terra il suo trono.45Hai abbreviato i giorni della sua giovinezza, l’hai coperto di vergogna. [Pausa]46Fino a quando, Signore, ti terrai nascosto e l’ira tua arderà come fuoco?47Ricòrdati quant’è breve la mia vita, e per quale vanità hai creato tutti i figli degli uomini!48Qual è l’uomo che viva senza vedere la morte? Che scampi l’anima sua al potere del soggiorno dei morti? [Pausa]49Signore, dov’è la tua antica bontà che giurasti a Davide nella tua fedeltà?50Ricorda, Signore, l’oltraggio fatto ai tuoi servi; ricòrdati che io porto in cuore quello di tutti i grandi popoli;51l’oltraggio di cui ti hanno ricoperto i tuoi nemici, o Signore, l’oltraggio che hanno gettato sui passi del tuo unto.52Benedetto sia il Signore per sempre. Amen! Amen!
1Ein Maskil[1]. Von Etan, dem Esrachiter. (1Re 5,11)2Die Gnadenerweise des HERRN will ich ewig besingen, von Generation zu Generation mit meinem Mund deine Treue verkündigen. (Sal 40,11)3Denn ich sagte: Auf ewig wird die Gnade gebaut werden. Im Himmel wirst du festgründen deine Treue.4Einen Bund habe ich mit meinem Auserwählten geschlossen, habe David, meinem Knecht, geschworen: (1Cr 28,4; Sal 89,36; Sal 132,11; Is 42,1; At 2,30)5»Bis in Ewigkeit will ich deiner Nachkommenschaft Bestand geben und für alle Generationen bauen deinen Thron.« // (1Cr 17,11; Sal 61,8; Sal 89,30; Is 9,6)6Der Himmel wird deine Wunder preisen, HERR, ja, deine Treue in der Versammlung der Heiligen.7Denn wer in den Wolken ist mit dem HERRN zu vergleichen? Wer ist dem HERRN gleich unter den Göttersöhnen? (Sal 29,1; Sal 86,8; Ap 13,4)8Gott ist gefürchtet im Kreis der Heiligen, groß ist er und furchtbar über alle, die rings um ihn her sind. (De 7,21)9HERR, Gott der Heerscharen! Wer ist stark wie du, Jah? Deine Treue ist rings um dich her. (Sal 113,5; Is 11,5; Ger 32,18)10Du beherrschst des Meeres Toben[2], erheben sich seine Wogen – du stillst sie. (Sal 65,8)11Du hast Rahab[3] zertreten wie einen Erschlagenen. Mit deinem starken Arm hast du deine Feinde zerstreut. (Is 51,9; Lu 1,51)12Dein ist der Himmel, und dein ist die Erde. Die Welt und ihre Fülle, du hast sie gegründet. (Sal 24,1; Sal 115,16)13Norden und Süden, du hast sie erschaffen. Tabor und Hermon jubeln in deinem Namen. (Giob 26,7; Sal 98,8; Is 44,23)14Du hast einen gewaltigen Arm, stark ist deine Hand, erhoben deine Rechte. (Eso 13,3; Eso 15,6; Eso 15,16)15Gerechtigkeit und Recht sind deines Thrones Grundfeste. Gnade und Treue[4] gehen vor deinem Angesicht her. (Sal 97,2)16Glücklich ist das Volk, das den Jubelruf kennt! HERR, im Licht deines Angesichts wandeln sie. (Le 25,8; Is 2,5; Ap 21,24)17In deinem Namen freuen sie sich täglich, und durch deine Gerechtigkeit werden sie erhöht. (Is 45,24; Fili 4,4)18Denn die Zierde ihrer Stärke bist du; und durch deine Gunst[5] wird unser Horn erhöht. (Sal 75,11; Sal 148,14)19Denn dem HERRN gehört unser Schild und dem Heiligen Israels unser König. (Sal 3,4)20Damals redetest du in einer Vision zu deinen Getreuen und sagtest: Hilfe[6] habe ich auf einen Helden gelegt, ich habe einen Auserwählten erhöht aus dem Volk. (De 17,15)21Ich habe David gefunden, meinen Knecht. Mit meinem heiligen Öl habe ich ihn gesalbt. (1Sam 16,13; At 13,22)22Meine Hand soll beständig mit ihm sein, und mein Arm soll ihn stärken.23Kein Feind soll ihn bedrängen und kein Sohn der Ungerechtigkeit ihn bedrücken.24Ich will seine Bedränger vor ihm zerschmettern. Die ihn hassen, will ich niederstoßen.25Meine Treue und meine Gnade sollen mit ihm sein, und durch meinen Namen soll sein Horn erhöht werden. (1Sam 2,10; Sal 132,17)26Ich will seine Hand auf das Meer legen, und seine Rechte auf die Ströme. (Zac 9,10)27Er wird mich anrufen: Mein Vater bist du, mein Gott und der Fels meiner Rettung! (2Sam 7,14; Sal 71,3; Eb 1,5)28So will auch ich ihn zum Erstgeborenen machen, zum Höchsten unter den Königen der Erde. (Col 1,15; Eb 1,6; Ap 1,5; Ap 19,16)29Ewig will ich ihm meine Gnade bewahren, und mein Bund soll ihm festbleiben. (2Sam 23,5; Is 55,3)30Und ich will seine Nachkommen einsetzen für immer und seinen Thron wie die Tage des Himmels. (De 11,21; Sal 89,5; Ger 33,17)31Wenn seine Söhne mein Gesetz verlassen und nicht wandeln in meinen Rechtsbestimmungen, (Gios 24,20)32wenn sie meine Ordnungen entweihen und meine Gebote nicht halten, (1Re 9,6; Ne 1,7)33so werde ich ihr Vergehen mit der Rute und ihre Ungerechtigkeit mit Schlägen heimsuchen. (2Sam 7,14)34Aber meine Gnade werde ich nicht von ihm weichen lassen und nicht verleugnen meine Treue. (2Sam 7,15; Sal 18,51; 2Ti 2,13)35Ich werde meinen Bund nicht entweihen und nicht ändern, was hervorgegangen ist aus meinen Lippen. (Nu 23,19)36Einmal habe ich geschworen bei meiner Heiligkeit –[7] wie könnte ich David täuschen![8] –: (Sal 89,4; Am 4,2)37»Seine Nachkommenschaft soll ewig sein und sein Thron wie die Sonne vor mir. (Sal 89,5)38Wie der Mond wird er ewig fest stehen. Der Zeuge in den Wolken ist treu.« //39Du aber hast verworfen und verstoßen, bist sehr zornig gewesen gegen deinen Gesalbten. (Sal 44,10; Sal 60,3)40Preisgegeben hast du den Bund mit deinem Knecht, hast zu Boden ⟨geworfen und⟩ entweiht seine Krone. (Ez 21,31)41Du hast niedergerissen all seine Mauern, hast seine Burgen in Trümmer gelegt. (Is 5,5)42Es haben ihn alle ausgeplündert, die des Weges vorübergehen. Er ist zum Hohn geworden seinen Nachbarn. (Sal 80,13)43Du hast erhöht die Rechte seiner Bedränger, hast erfreut alle seine Feinde. (Lam 2,17)44Auch hast du zurückweichen lassen die Schärfe seines Schwertes und hast ihn nicht bestehen lassen im Kampf.45Du hast aufhören lassen seinen Glanz und zur Erde gestürzt seinen Thron. (Lam 2,1)46Du hast verkürzt die Tage seiner Jugend, mit Schmach hast du ihn bedeckt. // (Sal 102,24; Ger 51,51)47Bis wann, HERR, willst du dich immerfort verbergen, soll wie Feuer brennen dein Zorn? (Sal 79,5)48[9] Gedenke meiner, wie ⟨kurz meine⟩ Lebensdauer ist,[10] zu welcher Nichtigkeit du alle Menschenkinder erschaffen hast! (Sal 39,6; Sal 119,84)49Welcher Mann lebt und wird den Tod nicht sehen, wird sein Leben befreien von der Gewalt des Scheols? // (Sal 49,8; Ro 5,12)50Wo sind deine früheren Gnaden, Herr, die du David zugeschworen hast in deiner Treue? (Sal 89,4)51Gedenke, Herr, der Schmach deiner Knechte. In meiner Brust[11] trage ich all die vielen Völker ⟨mit ihrem Hohn⟩, (Da 9,16)52womit deine Feinde gehöhnt haben, HERR, womit sie gehöhnt haben die Fußspuren deines Gesalbten! (Sal 31,12; Sal 69,8; Sal 79,12)53Gepriesen sei der HERR ewig! Amen, ja Amen! (Sal 41,14; Ap 7,12)
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1Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.52Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
1A Maskil[1] of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. (1Re 4,31; 1Cr 2,6; Sal 88,11; Sal 89,5; Sal 89,8; Sal 89,14; Sal 89,24; Sal 89,28; Sal 89,33; Sal 89,49; Sal 101,1; Sal 119,90; Is 55,3)2For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.” (Sal 36,5; Sal 89,1)3You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: (2Sam 7,8; 1Re 8,16; 1Cr 17,7; Sal 89,19; Sal 89,28; Sal 89,34; Sal 89,35; Sal 89,39; Sal 89,49; Sal 132,11; Is 42,1; Ger 33,17)4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.’” (Sal 89,29; Sal 89,36; Is 9,7; Lu 1,32; Giov 12,34)5Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! (Giob 1,6; Giob 5,1; Giob 15,15; Sal 19,1; Sal 50,6; Sal 88,12; Sal 89,7; Sal 97,6; Ap 7,10)6For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings[2] is like the Lord, (Sal 86,8; Sal 89,8)7a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him? (Sal 47,2; Sal 89,5; Sal 103,20)8O Lord God of hosts, who is mighty as you are, O Lord, with your faithfulness all around you? (1Sam 2,2; Sal 35,10; Sal 68,4)9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them. (Giob 38,11; Sal 65,7)10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm. (Eso 14,30; Giob 9,13; Sal 53,5)11The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them. (Gen 1,1; 1Cr 29,11; Sal 24,1; Sal 104,5)12The north and the south, you have created them; Tabor and Hermon joyously praise your name. (De 3,9; Giob 26,7; Sal 98,8; Ger 46,18)13You have a mighty arm; strong is your hand, high your right hand.14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. (Sal 85,13; Sal 89,2; Sal 97,2)15Blessed are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, (Sal 4,6; Sal 66,1)16who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted. (Giob 36,7; Sal 20,5; Sal 20,7)17For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted. (Sal 75,10; Sal 78,61; Sal 89,24)18For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel. (Sal 47,9; Sal 71,22)19Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[3] and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people. (2Sam 17,10; Sal 21,5; Sal 89,3)20I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him, (1Sam 16,13; At 13,22)21so that my hand shall be established with him; my arm also shall strengthen him. (Sal 80,17)22The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him. (2Sam 7,10)23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him. (2Sam 7,9; Sal 2,9)24My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted. (Sal 89,1; Sal 89,17)25I will set his hand on the sea and his right hand on the rivers. (Sal 72,8)26He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’ (2Sam 7,14; Sal 18,2)27And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. (Eso 4,22; Nu 24,7; Ro 8,29; Col 1,15; Col 1,18; Eb 1,5; Ap 19,16)28My steadfast love I will keep for him forever, and my covenant will stand firm[4] for him. (Sal 89,3)29I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens. (Giob 14,12; Sal 89,4)30If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,[5] (2Sam 7,14; 1Re 2,4)31if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments,32then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, (Giob 9,34)33but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness.34I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. (Sal 89,28)35Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. (Sal 60,6; Eb 6,18)36His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. (Sal 72,5; Sal 89,4; Sal 89,29)37Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” (Giob 16,19; Sal 89,36)38But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. (Sal 44,9; Sal 89,20; Sal 89,51)39You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. (Giob 19,9; Sal 74,7; Sal 89,3; Lam 2,7)40You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. (Sal 80,12)41All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. (Sal 44,13; Sal 69,9; Sal 69,19; Sal 89,40; Sal 89,50)42You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice.43You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle.44You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground.45You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. (Sal 71,13; Sal 102,23; Sal 109,29)46How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? (Sal 13,1; Sal 78,63; Sal 79,5)47Remember how short my time is! For what vanity you have created all the children of man! (Giob 7,7; Giob 10,9; Giob 14,1; Sal 39,5)48What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? (Sal 16,10; Sal 49,9; Lu 2,26; Eb 11,5)49Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? (Sal 89,1)50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults[6] of all the many nations, (Sal 74,18; Sal 74,22; Sal 79,12; Sal 89,41)51with which your enemies mock, O Lord, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. (Sal 17,11; Sal 56,6; Sal 89,20; Sal 89,38)52Blessed be the Lord forever! Amen and Amen. (Sal 41,13)