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v1

Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous, for praise is fitting for the upright.

v2

Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him.

v3

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout.

v4

For the word of Yahweh is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

v5

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.

v6

By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

v7

He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap. He put the deeps in storehouses.

v8

Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

v9

For he himself spoke ^[Literally “he, he spoke”] and it came to pass. He himself commanded ^[Literally “He, he commanded”] and it stood firm.

v10

Yahweh brings to nothing ^[Or “breaks”] the plan of nations; he frustrates ^[Or “nullifies”] the intents of peoples.

v11

The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever, the intents of his heart from one generation to the next. ^[Literally “to a generation and a generation”]

v12

Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen for his inheritance.

v13

From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

v14

From his dwelling place ^[Or “the place where he sits enthroned”] he gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth,

v15

he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.

v16

The king is not saved by the greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.

v17

The horse is a false hope for victory, nor can it save by the greatness of its power.

v18

Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those who hope ^[Or “wait expectantly”] for his loyal love

v19

to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.

v20

Our soul waits for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.

v21

For in him our heart rejoices because in his holy name we trust.

v22

Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us, even as ^[Literally “as which”] we hope in you.