1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. |
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. |
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. |
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. |
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. |
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. |
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. |
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. |
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. |
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. |
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. |
13 From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; |
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-- |
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. |
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. |
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. |
18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, |
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. |
20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. |
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. |
22 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you. |