1 S ing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise comely.

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

2 G ive ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,

Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

3 S ing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

4 F or upright the word of Jehovah, And all His work in faithfulness.

For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

5 L oving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 B y the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 G athering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

8 A fraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 F or He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

10 J ehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

11 T he counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 O the happiness of the nation whose God Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

13 F rom the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.

The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

14 F rom the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

15 W ho is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

16 T he king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

17 A false thing the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

18 L o, the eye of Jehovah to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

19 T o deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.

to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

20 O ur soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield He,

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

21 F or in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

22 L et Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.