[1] It is good to praise the Lord, to sing praises to God Most High. [2] It is good to tell of your love in the morning and of your loyalty at night. [3] It is good to praise you with the ten-stringed lyre and with the soft-sounding harp. [4] Lord, you have made me happy by what you have done. I will sing for joy about what your hands have done. [5] Lord, you have done such great things! How deep are your thoughts! [6] Stupid people don't know these things. Fools don't understand. [7] Wicked people grow like the grass. Evil people seem to do well. But they will be destroyed forever. [8] But, Lord, you will be honored forever. [9] Lord, surely your enemies, surely your enemies will be destroyed. All who do evil will be scattered. [10] But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have poured fine oils on me. [11] When I looked, I saw my enemies. I heard the cries of those who are against me. [12] But good people will grow like palm trees. They will be tall like the cedar trees of Lebanon. [13] They will be like trees planted in the courtyards of the Lord. They will grow strong in the courtyards of our God. [14] When they are old, they will still produce fruit. They will be healthy and fresh. [15] They will say that the Lord is good. He is my Rock, and there is no wrong in him.
