| 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 skilfully 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 forth. |
| 10. | The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. |
| 11. | The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| 12. | Blessed 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 the sons of men; |
| 14. | from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on 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. | Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, |
| 19. | that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine. |
| 20. | Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield. |
| 21. | Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. |
| 22. | Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee. |
