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¹ Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.² Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!³ Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.⁴ For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.⁵ He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.⁶ By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.⁷ He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put 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 came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.¹⁰ The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!¹³ The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men;¹⁴ from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth,¹⁵ he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.¹⁶ A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.¹⁷ The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,¹⁹ that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.²¹ Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.²² Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.