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 you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.

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

Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

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

Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of 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 work is 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 justice; The earth is full of the goodness 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 the heavens were 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 deep in storehouses.

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 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.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans 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 forever, The plans 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 nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

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

The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

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

From the place of His dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of the earth;

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

He fashions their hearts individually; 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.

No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

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

A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its 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 on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,

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

To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

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

Our soul waits 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.

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted 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.

Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.