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

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

3 w ith harps, and with music of praise.

4 F or 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! How deep are Your thoughts!

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

7 E ven 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, rule from Your high place forever.

9 F or, 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 lifted up my horn like that of a wild bull. New oil has been poured upon me.

11 M y eyes have seen those who wait to hurt me. My ears hear the bad men who rise up against me.

12 T he 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 grow well in the home of our God.

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

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