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 sing praises to Your name, O Most High.

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

It is good to tell of Your loving-kindness in the morning, and of how faithful You are at night,

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

with harps, and with music of praise.

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 have made me glad by what You have done, O Lord. 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.

How great are Your works, O Lord! How deep are Your thoughts!

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

A man who cannot reason does not have much learning. A fool does not 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.

Even if the sinful grow up like grass and all goes well with wrong-doers, they will be destroyed forever.

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

But You, O Lord, rule from Your high place forever.

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

For, look, those who hate You will be lost from You forever, O Lord. All those who do wrong will be destroyed.

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

But You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild bull. New oil has been poured upon me.

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

My eyes have seen those who wait to hurt me. My ears hear the bad men 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 man who is right and good will grow like the palm tree. He will grow like a tall tree in Lebanon.

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

Planted in the house of the Lord, they will grow well in the home of our God.

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

They will still give fruit when they are old. They will be full of life and strength.

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

And they will show that the Lord is faithful. He is my rock. There is nothing in Him that is not right and good.