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¹ Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.² Give thanks unto the LORD with harp, sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings.³ Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.⁴ For the word of the LORD is upright; and all His work is done in faithfulness.⁵ He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.⁶ By the word of the LORD 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 the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.⁹ For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.¹⁰ The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.¹¹ The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;¹⁴ From the place of His habitation He looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth;¹⁵ He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings.¹⁶ A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.¹⁷ A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.²⁰ Our soul hath waited for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.²¹ For in Him doth our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy name.²² Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have waited for Thee.