[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.
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