- 1Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
- 2Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
- 3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
- 4For the Lord’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
- 5He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.
- 6By the Lord’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
- 7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
- 8Let all the earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- 9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- 10The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- 11The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
- 13The Lord looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
- 14From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
- 15he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.
- 16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
- 17A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
- 18Behold, the Lord’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;
- 19to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
- 20Our soul has waited for the Lord. He is our help and our shield.
- 21For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
- 22Let your loving kindness be on us, the Lord, since we have hoped in you.