¹Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
         Praise is becoming to the upright.
    ²Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre;
         Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
    ³Sing to Him a new song;
         Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
    ⁴For the word of the LORD is upright,
         And all His work is done in faithfulness.
    ⁵He loves righteousness and justice;
         The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.
    ⁶By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
         And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
    ⁷He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
         He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
    ⁸Let all the earth fear the LORD;
         Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
    ⁹For He spoke, and it was done;
         He commanded, and it stood fast.
    ¹⁰The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations;
         He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
    ¹¹The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
         The plans of His heart from generation to generation.
    ¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
         The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
    ¹³The LORD looks from heaven;
         He sees all the sons of men;
    ¹⁴From His dwelling place He looks out
         On all the inhabitants of the earth,
    ¹⁵He who fashions the hearts of them all,
         He who understands all their works.
    ¹⁶The king is not saved by a mighty army;
         A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
    ¹⁷A horse is a false hope for victory;
         Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
    ¹⁸Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
         On those who hope for His lovingkindness,
    ¹⁹To deliver their soul from death
         And to keep them alive in famine.
    ²⁰Our soul waits for the LORD;
         He is our help and our shield.
    ²¹For our heart rejoices in Him,
         Because we trust in His holy name.
    ²²Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,
         According as we have hoped in You