| 1 Shout for joy, you upright; praise comes wel from the honest. | 1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. |
| 2 Give thanks to Yahweh on the lyre, play for him on the ten-stringed lyre. | 2 Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! |
| 3 Sing to him a new song, make sweet music for your cry of victory. | 3 Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts. |
| 4 The word of Yahweh is straightforward, al he does springs from his constancy. | 4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| 5 He loves uprightness and justice; the faithful love of Yahweh fil s the earth. | 5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. |
| 6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, by the breath of his mouth all their array. | 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
| 7 He collects the waters of the sea like a dam, he stores away the abyss in his treasure-house. | 7 He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. |
| 8 Let the whole earth fear Yahweh, let al who dwel in the world revere him; | 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! |
| 9 for, the moment he spoke, it was so, no sooner had he commanded, than there it stood! | 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth. |
| 10 Yahweh thwarts the plans of nations, frustrates the counsels of peoples; | 10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. |
| 11 but Yahweh's own plan stands firm for ever, his heart's counsel from age to age. | 11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| 12 How blessed the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen as his heritage. | 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! |
| 13 From heaven Yahweh looks down, he sees al the children of Adam, | 13 The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men; |
| 14 from the place where he sits he watches al who dwel on the earth; | 14 from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth, |
| 15 he alone moulds their hearts, he understands al they do. | 15 he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds. |
| 16 A large army wil not keep a king safe, nor his strength save a warrior's life; | 16 A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. |
| 17 it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety, for all its power it cannot save. | 17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save. |
| 18 But see how Yahweh watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his faithful love, | 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, |
| 19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine. | 19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine. |
| 20 We are waiting for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield, | 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield. |
| 21 for in him our heart rejoices, in his holy name we trust. | 21 Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. |
| 22 Yahweh, let your faithful love rest on us, as our hope has rested in you. | 22 Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee. |