1 ¶ It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises 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 show forth thy mercy in the morning and thy faithfulness every night

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

3 u pon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a pleasant sound.

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

4 F or thou, O LORD, hast made me glad with thy work; I will delight 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 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.

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

6 A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool understand this:

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

7 ¶ The wicked spring forth as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity blossom, so 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 LORD, art most high for evermore.

But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

9 F or, behold, thine enemies, O LORD, for behold, 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 the horn of a unicorn; 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 my eye saw my desire on my enemies, and my ears heard my desire of those that rose up against me, of the wicked.

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 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 hose that are planted in the house of the LORD 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 shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be vigorous and flourishing

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

15 t o show that the LORD is upright; he is 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.