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¹ Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.

² Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.

³ Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound.

⁴ For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness.

⁵ He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah.

⁶ By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹ For *he* spoke, and it was [done]; *he* commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.

¹¹ The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!

¹³ Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

¹⁶ The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷ The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

¹⁸ Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,

¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.

²¹ For in him shall our heart rejoice, because we have confided in his holy name.

²² Let thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.