1 R ejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.

2 G ive thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

3 S ing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.

4 F or the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness.

5 H e loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

6 B y the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 H e gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

8 L et all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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

10 J ehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

11 T he counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 B lessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

13 J ehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

14 F rom the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 H e that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.

16 T here is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

18 B ehold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

19 T o deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

20 O ur soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.

21 F or our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.

22 L et thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.