1 R ejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

2 G ive thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

3 S ing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

4 F or Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

5 H e loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

6 B y Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.

7 H e gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

8 L et all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 F or he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

10 Y ahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

11 T he counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 B lessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

13 Y ahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

14 F rom the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 h e who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

16 T here is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

17 A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

18 B ehold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

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

20 O ur soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

21 F or our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

22 L et your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.