1 I t is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your 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 declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,

To show forth thy mercy in the morning and thy faithfulness every night

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool 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.

¶ The wicked spring forth as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity blossom, so that they shall be destroyed for ever:

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

But thou, O LORD, art most high for evermore.

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

For, behold, thine enemies, O LORD, for behold, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be 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.

And my eye saw my desire on my enemies, and my ears heard my desire of those that rose up against me, of the wicked.

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

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

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

Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall 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,

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

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

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