1Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous ones! Praise is fitting for those who are honest.
2Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with a ten-stringed harp.
3Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with joyful shouts!
4For Yahweh’s word is right. Everything he does is done faithfully.
5He loves what is right and fair. The earth is full of Yahweh’s unfailing love.
6By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their stars by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap. He stores the deep waters in vaults.
8Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the people of the world stand in awe of him.
9For he spoke, and it happened. He commanded, and it stood firm.
10Yahweh frustrates the plans of the nations. He makes the thoughts of the peoples useless.
11Yahweh’s plans stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he chose for his own possession.
13Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all people.
14From his dwelling place, he watches everyone on Earth.
15He shaped every one of their hearts and knows everything they do.
16A king is not saved by having a large army; a strong soldier is not rescued by his great power.
17A horse is useless for protection; it cannot save anyone by its great strength.
18But Yahweh watches over those who respect him, those who hope in his faithful love.
19He saves them from death and keeps them alive during a famine.
20Our souls have waited for Yahweh; he is our helper and our protector.
21Our hearts rejoice in him because we trust in his holy name.
22Let your faithful love be with us, Yahweh, just as we have hoped in you.