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1. css="font-style:italic">A Psalm of David. - Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.
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1. Rejoice H7442 in the LORD H3068 , O ye righteous H6662 : for praise H8416 is comely H5000 for the upright H3477 .
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2. Rather, «confess’ or «give thanks to’ Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a psaltery of ten strings.
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2. Praise H3034 the LORD H3068 with harp H3658 : sing H2167 unto him with the psaltery H5035 and an instrument of ten strings H6218 .
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3. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.
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3. Sing H7891 unto him a new H2319 song H7892 ; play H5059 skilfully H3190 with a loud noise H8643 .
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4. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are Gr. in or with faithfulness faithful.
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4. For H3588 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 is right H3477 ; and all H3605 his works H4639 are done in truth H530 .
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5. He loves mercy and judgement; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.
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5. He loveth H157 righteousness H6666 and judgment H4941 : the earth H776 is full H4390 of the goodness H2617 of the LORD H3068 .
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6. By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
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6. By the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 were the heavens H8064 made H6213 ; and all H3605 the host H6635 of them by the breath H7307 of his mouth H6310 .
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7. Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
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7. He gathereth H3664 the waters H4325 of the sea H3220 together as a heap H5067 : he layeth up H5414 the depth H8415 in storehouses H214 .
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8. Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.
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8. Let all H3605 the earth H776 fear H3372 the LORD H4480 H3068 : let all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of the world H8398 stand in awe H1481 of H4480 him.
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9. For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
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9. For H3588 he H1931 spoke H559 , and it was H1961 done ; he H1931 commanded H6680 , and it stood fast H5975 .
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10. The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.
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10. The LORD H3068 bringeth the counsel H6098 of the heathen H1471 to naught H6331 : he maketh the devices H4284 of the people H5971 of none effect H5106 .
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11. But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
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11. The counsel H6098 of the LORD H3068 standeth H5975 forever H5769 , the thoughts H4284 of his heart H3820 to all H1755 generations H1755 .
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12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
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12. Blessed H835 is the nation H1471 whose H834 God H430 is the LORD H3068 ; and the people H5971 whom he hath chosen H977 for his own inheritance H5159 .
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13. The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.
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13. The LORD H3068 looketh H5027 from heaven H4480 H8064 ; he beholdeth H7200 H853 all H3605 the sons H1121 of men H120 .
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14. He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;
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14. From the place H4480 H4349 of his habitation H3427 he looketh H7688 upon H413 all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of the earth H776 .
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15. who fashioned their hearts Perhaps, «individually’; Vulg. sigillatim alone; who understands all their works.
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15. He fashioneth H3335 their hearts H3820 alike H3162 ; he considereth H995 H413 all H3605 their works H4639 .
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16. A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.
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16. There is no H369 king H4428 saved H3467 by the multitude H7230 of a host H2428 : a mighty man H1368 is not H3808 delivered H5337 by much H7230 strength H3581 .
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17. A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
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17. A horse H5483 is a vain thing H8267 for safety H8668 : neither H3808 shall he deliver H4422 any by his great H7230 strength H2428 .
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18. Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;
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18. Behold H2009 , the eye H5869 of the LORD H3068 is upon H413 them that fear H3373 him , upon them that hope H3176 in his mercy H2617 ;
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19. to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
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19. To deliver H5337 their soul H5315 from death H4480 H4194 , and to keep them alive H2421 in famine H7458 .
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20. Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.
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20. Our soul H5315 waiteth H2442 for the LORD H3068 : he H1931 is our help H5828 and our shield H4043 .
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21. For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.
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21. For H3588 our heart H3820 shall rejoice H8055 in him, because H3588 we have trusted H982 in his holy H6944 name H8034 .
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22. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.
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22. Let thy mercy H2617 , O LORD H3068 , be H1961 upon H5921 us , according as H834 we hope H3176 in thee.
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