¹Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright. ²Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. ³Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. ⁴For the word of the LORD is upright, And all His work is done in faithfulness. ⁵He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD. ⁶By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. ⁷He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses. ⁸Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. ⁹For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. ¹⁰The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. ¹¹The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. ¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance. ¹³The LORD looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men; ¹⁴From His dwelling place He looks out On all the inhabitants of the earth, ¹⁵He who fashions the hearts of them all, He who understands all their works. ¹⁶The king is not saved by a mighty army; A warrior is not delivered by great strength. ¹⁷A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength. ¹⁸Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness, ¹⁹To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine. ²⁰Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. ²¹For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name. ²²Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us, According as we have hoped in You.

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation.