1 I t is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

2 T o declare thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness in the nights,

To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

3 U pon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute; upon the Higgaion with the harp.

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

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

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

5 J ehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:

O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand it.

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 flourish, it is that they may 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 A nd thou, Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

But thou, Lord, art most 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 Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 B ut my horn shalt thou exalt like a buffalo's: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

11 A nd mine eye shall see on mine enemies; mine ears shall hear of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

12 T he righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon.

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

13 T hose that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God:

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 T hey are still vigorous in old age, they are full of sap and green;

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

15 T o shew that Jehovah is upright: my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.