1 I t is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;

2 t o proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

3 w ith the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

4 F or you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

5 H ow great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

6 A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

7 t hough the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

8 B ut you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.

9 F or, behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for, behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

10 B ut you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

11 M y eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

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

13 T hey are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

14 T hey will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

15 t o show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.