| 1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright. | 1 Di Davide. Maskil. Beato colui al quale è stato perdonato l'errore, è stato coperto il peccato. |
| 2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings. | 2 Beato l'uomo a cui il Signore non imputa la colpa e inganno non c'è nel suo spirito. |
| 3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation. | 3 Sì, ero diventato arido come coccio, s'erano consunte le mie ossa per il mio ruggire durante il giorno; |
| 4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith. | 4 poiché giorno e notte la tua mano pesava su di me; svanito era il mio vigore come da arsura estiva. |
| 5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. | 5 Ti feci conoscere il mio peccato, non più nascosi la mia colpa dicendo: "Riconosco, Signore, i miei errori", e tu perdonasti il mio peccato. |
| 6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth: | 6 Perciò ogni devoto a te si rivolgerà in preghiera quando la sventura lo colpisce. Anche se irromperanno acque possenti, a lui non giungeranno. |
| 7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage. | 7 Tu sei per me un rifugio, nella sventura tu mi proteggi, con grida di salvezza tu mi circondi. |
| 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him. | 8 Ti voglio istruire, voglio mostrarti la via da percorrere, su di te fissando il mio occhio. |
| 9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created. | 9 Non essere come il cavallo o il mulo, senza intelletto, con morso e briglia si può frenare il suo impeto, diversamente non ti si accosta. |
| 10 The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders. | 10 Molte sono le calamità per l'empio ma chi confida nel Signore, di misericordia egli lo circonda. |
| 11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. | 11 Gioite nel Signore ed esultate, o giusti, giubilate voi tutti, retti di cuore. |
| 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance. | |
| 13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men. | |
| 14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth. | |
| 15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works. | |
| 16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers. | |
| 17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers. | |
| 18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy, | |
| 19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine. | |
| 20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector. | |
| 21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped. | |
| 22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you. | |