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| 1. | Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. | Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright. | Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. | ||
| 2. | Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. | Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music. | Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. | ||
| 3. | Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! | Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise. | Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. | ||
| 4. | For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain. | For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. | ||
| 5. | He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. | His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord. | He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. | ||
| 6. | By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. | ||
| 7. | He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. | He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses. | He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. | ||
| 8. | Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. | Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him. | 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 firm. | For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever. | For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. | ||
| 10. | Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. | The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect. | The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. | ||
| 11. | The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. | The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man. | The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. | ||
| 12. | Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. | Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. | ||
| 13. | Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. | The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; | The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. | ||
| 14. | From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, | From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth; | From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. | ||
| 15. | he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works. | He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him. | He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. | ||
| 16. | There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. | A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength. | There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. | ||
| 17. | A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. | A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger. | An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. | ||
| 18. | Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness; | See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy; | Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; | ||
| 19. | to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. | To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need. | To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. | ||
| 20. | Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. | Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation. | Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. | ||
| 21. | For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. | For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope. | For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. | ||
| 22. | Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. {} | Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you. | Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. | ||