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

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

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

To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,

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

With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon 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, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

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

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

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

A senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man 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.

That when the wicked sprouted up like grass And all who did iniquity flourished, It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

8 A nd thou, Jehovah, art on high for evermore.

But You, O Lord, are on high forever.

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, O Lord, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do iniquity will be scattered.

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

But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been 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.

And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes, My ears hear of the evildoers who 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 man will flourish like the palm tree, He will 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:

Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

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

They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green,

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

To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.