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 every night,

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

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

4 F or you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in 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, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

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

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

A senseless man does not know, Nor 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.

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, Yahweh, are on high forever more.

But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.

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 shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

But my horn You have exalted like a 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.

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

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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

Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall 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 shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

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.