1 I t is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;

It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;

2 T o show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,

To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,

3 W ith an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.

With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.

4 F or thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

For thou, Jehovah, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

5 H ow great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

How great are thy works, O Jehovah! Thy thoughts are very deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:

7 W hen the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

8 B ut thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

9 F or, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 B ut my horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.

But my horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.

11 M ine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

12 T he righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 T hey are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 T hey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

15 T o show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.