⁴ Lord, you have made me ·happy [rejoice] by what you have done;
    I will ·sing [shout] for joy about ·what your hands have done [^Lthe works of your hand].
⁵ Lord, ·you have done such great things [^Lhow great are your works]!
    How deep are your thoughts [Is. 55:8; Rom. 11:33–34]!
⁶ ·Stupid [Senseless; Dull-witted] people don’t know these things,
    and fools don’t understand.
⁷ Wicked people ·grow [may sprout] like the grass.
    Evil people ·seem to do well [may blossom/flourish],
    but they will be ·destroyed [doomed] forever.
⁸ But, Lord, you will be ·honored [exalted] forever.

⁹ Lord, surely your enemies,
    surely your enemies will ·be destroyed [perish],
    and all who do evil will be scattered.
¹⁰ But you have ·made me as strong as [exalted my horn like; ^Csymbol of strength] an ox.
    You have poured ·fine [rich; fresh] oils on me [^Ca gesture of hospitality].
¹¹ When ·I [^Lmy eyes] looked, I saw my enemies;
    I heard the cries of those who ·are against me [^Lrose against me with evil; ^Che sees and hears the defeat of his enemies].

¹² But ·good [righteous] people will ·grow [sprout] like palm trees [1:3; 52:8];
    they will ·be tall [grow great] like the cedars of Lebanon [^Ctrees that are strong, majestic, and long-lived].
¹³ Like trees planted in the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord,
    they will ·grow strong [sprout] in the courtyards of our God.
¹⁴ When they are old, they will still produce fruit;
    they will be healthy and ·fresh [green; verdant].
¹⁵ They will ·say [proclaim] that the Lord is ·good [virtuous; full of integrity; upright].
    He is my Rock [28:1; 42:9; 62:2; Deut. 32:4], and there is no wrong in him.