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

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

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

On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious 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 You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

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

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

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

A senseless man does not know, Nor 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.

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 You, O Lord, are on high forever.

But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.

9 F or, behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For, behold, Your enemies will perish; All who do iniquity will 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 You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.

But my horn You have exalted like a 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.

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 man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The righteous shall flourish like a 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 who 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 bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

15 T o declare 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.