1  ^hShout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

ⁱPraise befits the upright.

2  Give thanks to the Lord with the ^jlyre;

make melody to him with ^jthe harp of ^kten strings!

3  Sing to him ^la 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 ^mfaithfulness.

5  He ⁿloves righteousness and justice;

^othe earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6  By ^pthe word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by ^qthe breath of his mouth all ^rtheir host.

7  He gathers the waters of the sea as ^sa heap;

he ^tputs 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 ^uhe spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10  The Lord ^vbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11  ^wThe counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

12  ^xBlessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has ^ychosen as his heritage!

13  The Lord ^zlooks down from heaven;

he sees all the children of man;

14  from ^awhere he sits enthroned he ^blooks out

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

15  he who fashions the hearts of them all

and observes all their deeds.

16  ^cThe king is not saved by his great army;

a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

17  ^dThe war horse is a false hope for salvation,

and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18  Behold, ^ethe eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

^fon those who hope in his steadfast love,

19  that he may ^gdeliver their soul from death

and keep them alive in ^hfamine.

20  Our soul ⁱwaits for the Lord;

he is our ^jhelp and ^kour shield.

21  For our heart is ^lglad in him,

because we ^mtrust in his holy name.

22  Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

1  I will bless the Lord ^pat all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2  My soul ^qmakes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and ^rbe glad.

3  Oh, ^smagnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

4  I ^tsought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

5  Those who look to him are ^uradiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

6  ^vThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and ^wsaved him out of all his troubles.

7  ^xThe angel of the Lord ^yencamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8  Oh, ^ztaste and see that ^athe Lord is good!

^bBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

9  Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

10  ^cThe young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who ^dseek the Lord lack no good thing.

11  ^eCome, O children, listen to me;

^fI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12  ^gWhat man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may ^hsee good?

13  ⁱKeep your tongue from evil

and your lips from ^jspeaking deceit.

14  ^kTurn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and ^lpursue it.

15  ^mThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

ⁿand his ears toward their cry.

16  ^oThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to ^pcut off the memory of them from the earth.

17  ⁿWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

18  The Lord is near to ^qthe brokenhearted

and saves ^rthe crushed in spirit.

19  ^sMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

^tbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20  He keeps all his bones;

^unot one of them is broken.

21  ^vAffliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

22  The Lord ^wredeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be ^xcondemned.