1 ¶ It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

A Psalm. -- A Song for the sabbath-day. Good to give thanks to Jehovah, And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High,

2 T o show forth thy mercy in the morning and thy faithfulness every night

To declare in the morning Thy kindness, And Thy faithfulness in the nights.

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

On ten strings and on psaltery, On higgaion, with harp.

4 F or thou, O LORD, hast made me glad with thy work; I will delight in the works of thy hands.

For Thou hast caused me to rejoice, O Jehovah, in Thy work, Concerning the works of Thy hands I sing.

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

How great have been Thy works, O Jehovah, Very deep have been Thy thoughts.

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

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not 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 flourish as a herb, And blossom do all workers of iniquity -- For their being destroyed for ever and ever!

8 B ut thou, O LORD, art most high for evermore.

And Thou high to the age, O Jehovah.

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 Jehovah, For, lo, Thine enemies, do perish, Separate themselves do all workers of iniquity.

10 B ut my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

And Thou exaltest as a reem my horn, I have been 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.

And mine eye looketh on mine enemies, Of those rising up against me, The evil doers, do mine ears hear.

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

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

13 T hose that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish.

14 T hey shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be vigorous and flourishing

Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,

15 t o show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

To declare that upright Jehovah my rock, And there is no perverseness in Him!