1 Rejoice in the  Lord, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful.  *

2 Praise the Lord with the lyre;

make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.  *

3 Sing a new song to him;  *

play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.  *

4 For the word of the  Lord is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.  *

5 He loves righteousness and justice;  *

the earth is full of the  Lord’s unfailing love.  *

6 The heavens were made by the word of the  Lord,  *

and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.  *

7 He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;  *

he puts the depths into storehouses.  *

8 Let the whole earth fear the  Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.  *

9 For he spoke, and it came into being;

he commanded, and it came into existence.  *

10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;

he thwarts the plans of the peoples.  *

11 The counsel of the  Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart from generation to generation.  *

12 Happy is the nation whose God is the  Lord  —

the people he has chosen to be his own possession!  *

13 The Lord looks down from heaven;

he observes everyone.  *

14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth

from his dwelling place.  *

15 He forms the hearts of them all;

he considers all their works.  *

16 A king is not saved by a large army;

a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.  *

17 The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power.  *

18 But look, the  Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him —

those who depend on his faithful love  *

19 to rescue them from death

and to keep them alive in famine.  *

20 We wait for the  Lord;  *

he is our help and shield.  *

21 For our hearts rejoice in him  *

because we trust in his holy name.  *

22 May your faithful love rest on us,  Lord,

for we put our hope in you.  *