² Give thanks to the Lord on the harp;
    on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise.^(A)
3 Sing to him a new song;
    skillfully play with joyful chant.

⁴ For the Lord’s word is upright;
    all his works are trustworthy.
⁵ He loves justice and right.
    The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.^(A)

⁶ By the Lord’s word the heavens were made;
    by the breath of his mouth all their host.^{[a](A)
7 [b]}He gathered the waters of the sea as a mound;
    he sets the deep into storage vaults.^(B)

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
    let all who dwell in the world show him reverence.
⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be,
    commanded, and it stood in place.^(A)