1  ^{1 p}Praise the Lord!

I ^qwill give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the company of ^rthe upright, in the congregation.

2  Great are the ^sworks of the Lord,

^tstudied by all who delight in them.

3  ^uFull of splendor and majesty is his work,

and his ^vrighteousness endures forever.

4  He has ^wcaused his wondrous works to be remembered;

the Lord is gracious and merciful.

5  He provides food for those who fear him;

he ^xremembers his covenant forever.

6  He has shown his people the power of his works,

in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

7  The works of his hands are faithful and just;

all his precepts are ^ytrustworthy;

8  they are ^zestablished forever and ever,

to be performed with ^afaithfulness and uprightness.

9  He sent ^bredemption to his people;

he has ^ccommanded his covenant forever.

^dHoly and awesome is his name!

10  ^eThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

all those who practice it have ^fa good understanding.

His ^gpraise endures forever!

1  ^{1 h}Praise the Lord!

ⁱBlessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who ^jgreatly delights in his commandments!

2  His ^koffspring will be mighty in the land;

^lthe generation of the upright will be blessed.

3  ^mWealth and riches are in his house,

and his ⁿrighteousness endures forever.

4  Light dawns in the darkness ^ofor the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and ^prighteous.

5  It is well with the man who ^qdeals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

6  For the righteous will ^rnever be moved;

^she will be remembered forever.

7  He is not ^tafraid of bad news;

his ^uheart is firm, ^vtrusting in the Lord.

8  His heart is steady;² he will not be afraid,

until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

9  He has ^wdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever;

his ^xhorn is exalted in honor.

10  The wicked man sees it and is angry;

he ^ygnashes his teeth and ^zmelts away;

^athe desire of the wicked will perish!

^g“All flesh is like grass

and all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers,

and the flower falls,

25  ^hbut the word of the Lord remains forever.”

^t“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,

a cornerstone chosen and precious,

^uand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

^w“The stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone,”¹

^x“A stone of stumbling,

and a rock of offense.”

1  ^d“Come, everyone who thirsts,

come to the waters;

and he who has no money,

^ecome, buy and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk

without money and without price.

2  ^fWhy do you spend your money for that which is not bread,

and your labor for that which does not satisfy?

Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,

and delight yourselves in rich food.

3  Incline your ear, and come to me;

^ghear, that your soul may live;

^hand I will make with you an everlasting covenant,

ⁱmy steadfast, sure love for ^jDavid.

4  ^kBehold, I made him a witness to the peoples,

^la leader and commander for the peoples.

5  ^kBehold, you shall call a nation that you do not know,

and ^ma nation that did not know you shall run to you,

because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel,

ⁿfor he has glorified you.

6  ^o“Seek the Lord while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near;

7  let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8  For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.

9  ^pFor as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.