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 a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

2 T o shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

to proclaim your loving kindness 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.

with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

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

For you, Yahweh, 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.

How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

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

A senseless man doesn’t know, neither 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:

though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

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

But you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.

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, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

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

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am 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 has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies 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 the palm tree. He will 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.

They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

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

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

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

to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.