[1] How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD, to sing in your honor, O Most High God, [2] to proclaim your constant love every morning and your faithfulness every night, [3] with the music of stringed instruments and with melody on the harp. [4] Your mighty deeds, O LORD, make me glad; because of what you have done, I sing for joy. [5] How great are your actions, LORD! How deep are your thoughts! [6] This is something a fool cannot know; someone who is stupid cannot understand: [7] the wicked may grow like weeds, those who do wrong may prosper; yet they will be totally destroyed, [8] because you, LORD, are supreme forever. [9] We know that your enemies will die, and all the wicked will be defeated. [10] You have made me as strong as a wild ox; you have blessed me with happiness. [11] I have seen the defeat of my enemies and heard the cries of the wicked. [12] The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon. [13] They are like trees planted in the house of the LORD, that flourish in the Temple of our God, [14] that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong. [15] This shows that the LORD is just, that there is no wrong in my protector.
