Praise the Lord, all ye just,
it is fitting to praise the upright.
Celebrate the Lord on the harp,
and sing to him with the ten-string psaltery.
Sing to him a new song,
and play with skill and joyfully,
for the word of the Lord is right,
and faithful are all his works.
He loves justice and judgment,
the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
The heavens were created
by the word of the Lord,
and by the breath of his mouth
all their majesties,
gathering the waters of the sea
as in a wine-skin,
and putting the deeps
into storehouses.
Let the whole earth fear the Lord,
let all who dwell in the world
be in awe of him,
for he commanded and it was made,
he spoke and it stood forth.
The Lord has scattered the councils
of the nations,
he has frustrated the designs
of the peoples,
but the Lord's plan
shall stand forever,
and the thoughts of his heart
from generation to generation.
Blessed is that people whose God is the Lord
who has chosen them as a heritage for himself.
The Lord looked down from heaven
and he saw all the children of Adam.
From his established dwelling place
he looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth:
he who alone fashioned their hearts,
observed all their works.
A king is not saved by the size of his army,
nor shall the strong man be freed by increase of strength.
The horse is a false hope for victory,
and by its great strength it will not save.
Behold the eye of the Lord
is upon those who fear him
and await his mercy,
that he may snatch their soul from death,
and keep them alive in famine.
Our soul has waited for the Lord,
he is our help and our shield.
For in him our heart shall rejoice,
because we have hoped
in his holy name.
May your mercy be upon us, O Lord,
as we have been awaiting you.
