| 1 | It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to thy name, O Most High; |
| 2 | to declare thy steadfast love in the morning, and thy faithfulness by night, |
| 3 | to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. |
| 4 | For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy. |
| 5 | How great are thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep! |
| 6 | The dull man cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this: |
| 7 | that, though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction for ever, |
| 8 | but thou, O LORD, art on high for ever. |
| 9 | For, lo, thy enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered. |
| 10 | But thou hast exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; thou hast poured over me fresh oil. |
| 11 | My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies, my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. |
| 12 | The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. |
| 13 | They are planted in the house of the LORD, they flourish in the courts of our God. |
| 14 | They still bring forth fruit in old age, they are ever full of sap and green, |
| 15 | to show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. |