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Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

^1 (C1)Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones;
Praise is ^(C2)becoming and appropriate for those who are upright in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character.

² Give thanks to the LORD with the ^(C1)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the ^(C2)harp of ten strings.

³ Sing to Him a ^(C1)new song;
Play skillfully on the strings with a loud and ^(C2)joyful sound.

⁴ For the word of the LORD ^(C1)is right;
And all His work is done ^(C2)in faithfulness.

⁵ He ^(C1)loves righteousness and justice;
The ^(C2)earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

⁶ By the ^(C1)word of the LORD were the heavens made,
And ^(C2)all their host ^(C3)by the breath of His mouth. ^(VR1)

⁷ He gathers the ^(C1)waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let ^(C1)all the earth fear and worship the LORD;
Let all the inhabitants of the world ^(C2)stand in awe of Him.

⁹ For ^(C1)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ The LORD ^(C1)nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.

¹¹ The ^(C1)counsel of the LORD stands forever,
The ^(C2)thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.

¹² Blessed fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God is the ^(C1)nation whose God is the LORD,
The people whom He has ^(C2)chosen as His own inheritance. ^(VR1)

¹³ The LORD ^(C1)looks down from heaven;
He ^(C2)sees all the sons of man;

¹⁴ From ^(C1)His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

¹⁵ He who ^(C1)fashions the hearts of them all,
Who ^(C2)considers and understands all that they do.

^16 (C1)The king is not saved by the great size of his army;
A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.

¹⁷ A ^(C1)horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

¹⁸ Behold, ^(C1)the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience,
On those who ^(C2)hope confidently in His compassion and lovingkindness,

¹⁹ To ^(C1)rescue their lives from death
And keep them alive ^(C2)in famine.

²⁰ We ^(C1)wait expectantly for the LORD;
He is our ^(C2)help and our shield.

²¹ For in Him our ^(C1)heart rejoices,
Because we trust lean on, rely on, and are confident in His holy name.

²² Let Your steadfast lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,
In proportion as we have ^(F1)hoped in You.