1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones;
it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
1Give a ringing cry, O righteous ones, in YHWH! Beautiful is the praise for the upright.
2Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to Him with ten strings.
2Give thanks to YHWH with the harp; with an instrument of ten strings, make music to Him.
3Sing to Him a new song;
play skillfully with a shout of joy.
3Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4For the word of the LORD is upright,
and all His work is trustworthy.
4For straight is the word of YHWH, and all His work is trustworthy.
5The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of His loving devotion.
5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving devotion of YHWH.
6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
6By the word of YHWH the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7He piles up the waters of the sea;
He puts the depths into storehouses.
7He gathers together the waters of the sea as a heap; He lays up the depths in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the people of the world revere Him.
8Let them be afraid of YHWH, all the earth; let all those dwelling in the world stand in awe of Him!
9For He spoke, and it came to be;
He commanded, and it stood firm.
9For He has spoken, and it came to pass; He has commanded, and it stood firm.
10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations;
He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
10YHWH breaks apart the counsel of nations; He has diasllowed the plans of the peoples.
11The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
the purposes of His heart to all generations.
11The counsel of YHWH stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation and to generation.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
12Blessed is the nation for whom YHWH is its God, the people He has chosen as the inheritance for Him.
13The LORD looks down from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.
13From the heavens, YHWH looks; He sees all the sons of man.
14From His dwelling place He gazes
on all who inhabit the earth.
14From the fixed place of His sitting, He gazes toward all those dwelling on the earth.
15He shapes the hearts of each;
He considers all their works.
15He fashions their hearts together; He attends to all their works.
16No king is saved by his vast army;
no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
16No king is saved by the abundance of his strength; a mighty man is not delivered by the abundance of his power.
17A horse is a vain hope for salvation;
even its great strength cannot save.
17His horse is a false thing for salvation, and in the abundance of its strength it cannot provide escape.
18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him,
on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
18Behold, the eye of YHWH is toward those who fear Him, to those waiting on His loving devotion,
19to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
19to snatch their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20Our soul waits for the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.
20Our soul waits for YHWH—He is our help and our shield.
21For our hearts rejoice in Him,
since we trust in His holy name.
21For in Him our heart shall rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy Name.
22May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD,
as we put our hope in You.
22May Your loving devotion, O YHWH, be upon us, as we do wait for You.