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

¶ Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, for to the upright praise is beautiful.

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

Celebrate unto the LORD with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

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

Sing unto him a new song; play unto excellence with joy.

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

For the word of the LORD is right, and all his works are done in truth.

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

He loves righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy 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.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them 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.

He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the deeps for treasures.

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

Let 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.

For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it came into being.

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

The LORD brings the counsel of the Gentiles to nought; he makes the devices of the peoples of no effect.

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

The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to 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.

¶ Blessed is the people whose God is the LORD; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

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

The LORD looked from heaven; he saw all the sons of Adam.

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

From the place of his habitation he looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

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

He fashioned all of their hearts; he considers all their works.

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

The king is not saved by the multitude of the army; the mighty man does not escape by much strength.

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

A horse is a vain thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

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,

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those that fear him, upon those that wait for his mercy

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

to deliver their souls from death and to keep them alive in the famine.

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

Our soul waited 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.

Therefore our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in the name of his holiness.

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

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have waited upon thee.