1 R ejoice in the Lord, O you righteous; for praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright.

2 G ive thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

3 S ing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a loud and joyful sound.

4 F or the word of the Lord is right; and all His work is done in faithfulness.

5 H e loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord.

6 B y the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.

7 H e gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; He puts the deeps in storage places.

8 L et all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 F or He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 T he Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He makes the thoughts and plans of the peoples of no effect.

11 T he counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of His heart through all generations.

12 B lessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His heritage.

13 T he Lord looks from heaven, He beholds all the sons of men;

14 F rom His dwelling place He looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

15 H e Who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers all their doings.

16 N o king is saved by the great size and power of his army; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

17 A horse is devoid of value for victory; neither does he deliver any by his great power.

18 B ehold, the Lord’s eye is upon those who fear Him, who wait for Him and hope in His mercy and loving-kindness,

19 T o deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

20 O ur inner selves wait for the Lord; He is our Help and our Shield.

21 F or in Him does our heart rejoice, because we have trusted (relied on and been confident) in His holy name.

22 L et Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, in proportion to our waiting and hoping for You.