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¹ You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord!
It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
² Give thanks to the Lord with the harp!
Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!
³ Sing to him a new song!
Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!
⁴ For the Lord's decrees are just,
and everything he does is fair.
⁵ The Lord promotes equity and justice;
the Lord's faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
⁶ By the Lord's decree the heavens were made;
by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.
⁷ He piles up the water of the sea;
he puts the oceans in storehouses.
⁸ Let the whole earth fear the Lord!
Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!
⁹ For he spoke, and it came into existence,
he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations;
he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
¹¹ The Lord's decisions stand forever;
his plans abide throughout the ages.
¹² How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
¹³ The Lord watches from heaven;
he sees all people.
¹⁴ From the place where he lives he looks carefully
at all the earth's inhabitants.
¹⁵ He is the one who forms every human heart,
and takes note of all their actions.
¹⁶ No king is delivered by his vast army;
a warrior is not saved by his great might.
¹⁷ A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory;
despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
¹⁸ Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers,
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
¹⁹ by saving their lives from death
and sustaining them during times of famine.
²⁰ We wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer and shield.
²¹ For our hearts rejoice in him,
for we trust in his holy name.
²² May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord,
for we wait for you.