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 to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

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

to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

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

with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

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

For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

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

How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

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

A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does 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.

though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

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

But you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.

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

For, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

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

But you have exalted my horn like that 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.

My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who 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 will 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 Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

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

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will 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 Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.