[1] Joyfully sing to the LORD, you righteous people. Praising the LORD is proper for decent people. [2] Give thanks with a lyre to the LORD. Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp. [3] Sing a new song to him. Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments. [4] The word of the LORD is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy. [5] The LORD loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth. [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 in the sea like a dam and puts the oceans in his storehouses. [8] Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him. [9] He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood. [10] The LORD blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. [11] The LORD's plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation. [12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own. [13] The LORD looks down from heaven. He sees all of Adam's descendants. [14] From the place where he sits enthroned, he looks down upon all who live on earth. [15] The one who formed their hearts understands everything they do. [16] No king achieves a victory with a large army. No warrior rescues himself by his own great strength. [17] Horses are not a guarantee for victory. Their great strength cannot help someone escape. [18] The LORD's eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy [19] to rescue their souls from death and keep them alive during a famine. [20] We wait for the LORD. He is our help and our shield. [21] In him our hearts find joy. In his holy name we trust. [22] Let your mercy rest on us, O LORD, since we wait with hope for you.
