1 - Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 - Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 - Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 - For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 - The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 - By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 - He gathers the waters of the sea into jars
8 - Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.
9 - For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 - The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 - But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 - From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;
14 - from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth -
15 - he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
16 - No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 - A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 - But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 - to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 - We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
21 - In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 - May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.