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1A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One! | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praise to your name, Most High; |
2It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night, | 2to proclaim your gracious love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, |
3to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp. | 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp. |
4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done. | 4Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands. |
5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate! | 5How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable. |
6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. | 6A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this: |
7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated. | 7Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed. |
8But you, O LORD, reign forever! | 8But you are exalted forever, LORD. |
9Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered! | 9Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered. |
10You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil. | 10You've grown my strength like the horn of a wild ox; I was anointed with fresh oil. |
11I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. | 11My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear. |
12The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. |
13Planted in the LORD's house, they grow in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God. |
14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. | 14They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green. |
15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair. | 15They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice." |
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