1 I t is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and sing praises to Your name, O Most High.

2 T o show forth Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night,

It is good to tell of Your loving-kindness in the morning, and of how faithful You are at night,

3 W ith an instrument of ten strings and with the lute, with a solemn sound upon the lyre.

with harps, and with music of praise.

4 F or You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; at the deeds of Your hands I joyfully sing.

For You have made me glad by what You have done, O Lord. I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

5 H ow great are Your doings, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.

How great are Your works, O Lord! How deep are Your thoughts!

6 A man in his rude and uncultivated state knows not, neither does a fool understand this:

A man who cannot reason does not have much learning. A fool does not understand this.

7 T hat though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to be destroyed forever.

Even if the sinful grow up like grass and all goes well with wrong-doers, they will be destroyed forever.

8 B ut You, Lord, are on high forever.

But You, O Lord, rule from Your high place forever.

9 F or behold, Your adversaries, O Lord, for behold, Your enemies shall perish; all the evildoers shall be scattered.

For, look, those who hate You will be lost from You forever, O Lord. All those who do wrong will be destroyed.

10 B ut my horn (emblem of excessive strength and stately grace) You have exalted like that of a wild ox; I am anointed with fresh oil.

But You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild bull. New oil has been poured upon me.

11 M y eye looks upon those who lie in wait for me; my ears hear the evildoers that rise up against me.

My eyes have seen those who wait to hurt me. My ears hear the bad men who rise up against me.

12 T he righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The man who is right and good will grow like the palm tree. He will grow like a tall tree in Lebanon.

13 P lanted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Planted in the house of the Lord, they will grow well in the home of our God.

14 t hey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and verdure.

They will still give fruit when they are old. They will be full of life and strength.

15 t o show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

And they will show that the Lord is faithful. He is my rock. There is nothing in Him that is not right and good.