| 1 | Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous. Praise befits the upright. |
| 2 | Praise the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings. |
| 3 | Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. |
| 4 | For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| 5 | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. |
| 6 | By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
| 7 | He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. |
| 8 | Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
| 9 | For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. |
| 10 | The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. |
| 11 | The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| 12 | Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. |
| 13 | The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees all humankind. |
| 14 | From where he sits enthroned he watches all the inhabitants of the earth — |
| 15 | he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds. |
| 16 | A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. |
| 17 | The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save. |
| 18 | Truly the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, |
| 19 | to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. |
| 20 | Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield. |
| 21 | Our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. |
| 22 | Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
