Praise to the Almighty Creator
1 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous!
Praise is fitting for the upright.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp.
Sing to him with the ten stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song.
Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
4 For the Word of the Lord is right.
All his work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice.
The covenant loyalty of the Lord fills the earth.
6 By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made:
all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap.
He lays up the depths in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord.
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it was done.
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the heathen to nothing.
He makes ineffective, the schemes of the people.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen for his own possession.
The Lord looks from heaven.
He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his dwelling,
he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashions their hearts alike.
He considers all of their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an army.
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for victory,
nor will he deliver any by his great strength.
18 The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his mercy,
19 to deliver their soul from death
and to keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait for the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him
because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let your covenant loyalty be upon us, O Lord,
according to the hope we have in you.