1 I t is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises 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 shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

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

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

On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

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

For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

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

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

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

A senseless man does not know, Nor 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:

When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever.

8 B ut thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.

But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.

9 F or, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.

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

My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; My ears hear my desire on the wicked 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 a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 T hose that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Those who are 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 fat and flourishing;

They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

15 T o shew that the Lord is upright: he is 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.