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

It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

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

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

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

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

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

For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.

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

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

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

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

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

That when the wicked sprouted up like grass And all who did iniquity flourished, It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.

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

But You, O Lord, are on high forever.

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

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

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

But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; I have been 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.

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

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

The righteous man will 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.

Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

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

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

15 t o show that Yahweh 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.