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¹ Rejoice in Adonai, you righteous!
Praise is well-suited to the upright.
² Give thanks to Adonai with the lyre,
sing praises to him with a ten-stringed harp.
³ Sing to him a new song,
make music at your best among shouts of joy.
⁴ For the word of Adonai is true,
and all his work is trustworthy.
⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the grace of Adonai.

⁶ By the word of Adonai the heavens were made,
and their whole host by a breath from his mouth.
⁷ He collects the sea waters together in a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear Adonai!
Let all living in the world stand in awe of him.
⁹ For he spoke, and there it was;
he commanded, and there it stood.

¹⁰ Adonai brings to nothing the plans of nations,
he foils the plans of the peoples.
¹¹ But the counsel of Adonai stands forever,
his heart's plans are for all generations.
¹² How blessed is the nation whose God is Adonai,
the people he chose as his heritage!

¹³ Adonai looks out from heaven;
he sees every human being;
¹⁴ from the place where he lives
he watches everyone living on earth,
¹⁵ he who fashioned the hearts of them all
and understands all they do.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by the size of his army,
a strong man not delivered by his great strength.
¹⁷ To rely on a horse for safety is vain,
nor does its great power assure escape.

¹⁸ But Adonai's eyes watch over those who fear him,
over those who wait for his grace
¹⁹ to rescue them from death
and keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ We are waiting for Adonai;
he is our help and shield.
²¹ For in him our hearts rejoice,
because we trust in his holy name.
²² May your mercy, Adonai, be over us,
because we put our hope in you.