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

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

3 w ith harps, and with music of praise.

On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

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.

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! How deep are Your thoughts!

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

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

A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.

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

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, rule from Your high place forever.

But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.

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

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

But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.

11 M y eyes have seen those who wait to hurt me. My ears hear the bad men 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 man who is right and good will grow like the palm tree. He will grow like a tall tree 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 grow well in the home 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 give fruit when they are old. They will be full of life and strength.

They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

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.

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