²⁶ Praise God, all you people of Israel;
    praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.

²⁸ So Israel will live in safety,
    prosperous Jacob in security,
in a land of grain and new wine,
    while the heavens drop down dew.

I will thank the Lord with all my heart
    as I meet with his godly people.

¹² Now I stand on solid ground,
    and I will publicly praise the Lord.

¹⁶ Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
    having sex with just anyone?^[a]

¹⁹ O Israel, praise the Lord!
    O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the Lord!
²⁰ O Levites, praise the Lord!
    All you who fear the Lord, praise the Lord!
²¹ The Lord be praised from Zion,
    for he lives here in Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

⁸ Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
    Let the whole world know what he has done.
⁹ Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
    Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
¹⁰ Exult in his holy name;
    rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
¹¹ Search for the Lord and for his strength;
    continually seek him.
¹² Remember the wonders he has performed,
    his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
¹³ you children of his servant Israel,
    you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

¹⁴ He is the Lord our God.
    His justice is seen throughout the land.
¹⁵ Remember his covenant forever—
    the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
¹⁶ This is the covenant he made with Abraham
    and the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁷ He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
    and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
¹⁸ “I will give you the land of Canaan
    as your special possession.”

¹⁹ He said this when you were few in number,
    a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
²⁰ They wandered from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another.
²¹ Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.
    He warned kings on their behalf:
²² “Do not touch my chosen people,
    and do not hurt my prophets.”

²³ Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
    Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
²⁴ Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.
    Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.
²⁵ Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
    He is to be feared above all gods.
²⁶ The gods of other nations are mere idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens!
²⁷ Honor and majesty surround him;
    strength and joy fill his dwelling.

²⁸ O nations of the world, recognize the Lord,
    recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
²⁹ Give to the Lord the glory he deserves!
    Bring your offering and come into his presence.
Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor.
³⁰     Let all the earth tremble before him.
    The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.

³¹ Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
    Tell all the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
³² Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
    Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
³³ Let the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord,
    for he is coming to judge the earth.

³⁴ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
    His faithful love endures forever.
³⁵ Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation!
    Gather and rescue us from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
    and rejoice and praise you.”

³⁶ Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
    who lives from everlasting to everlasting!

³² Let them exalt him publicly before the congregation
    and before the leaders of the nation.