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

2 T o declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,

3 W ith the ten-stringed lute and with the harp, With resounding music upon the lyre.

4 F or You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

5 H ow great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.

6 A senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man understand this:

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

8 B ut You, O Lord, are on high forever.

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

10 B ut You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.

11 A nd my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes, My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

12 T he righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 P lanted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

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

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