Beginning

⁴ For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(H)
    he is to be feared^(I) above all gods.^(J)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,^(K)
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(L)
6 Splendor and majesty^(M) are before him;
    strength and glory^(N) are in his sanctuary.

⁷ Ascribe to the Lord,^(O) all you families of nations,^(P)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸ Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering^(Q) and come into his courts.^(R)
9 Worship the Lord^(S) in the splendor of his^[a] holiness;^(T)
    tremble^(U) before him, all the earth.^(V)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.^(W)”
    The world is firmly established,^(X) it cannot be moved;^(Y)
    he will judge^(Z) the peoples with equity.^(AA)

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice,^(AB) let the earth be glad;^(AC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
¹² Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest^(AD) sing for joy.^(AE)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge^(AF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness^(AG)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.^(AH)

⁷ All who worship images^(AZ) are put to shame,^(BA)
    those who boast in idols^(BB)—
    worship him,^(BC) all you gods!^(BD)

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(BE)
    because of your judgments,^(BF) Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High^(BG) over all the earth;^(BH)
    you are exalted^(BI) far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(BJ)
    for he guards^(BK) the lives of his faithful ones^(BL)
    and delivers^(BM) them from the hand of the wicked.^(BN)
11 Light shines^[b](BO) on the righteous^(BP)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(BQ)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,^(BR) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(BS)

⁴ Shout for joy^(CF) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵ make music to the Lord with the harp,^(CG)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(CH)
6 with trumpets^(CI) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(CJ)—
    shout for joy^(CK) before the Lord, the King.^(CL)

⁷ Let the sea^(CM) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(CN)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,^(CO)
    let the mountains^(CP) sing together for joy;
⁹ let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.^(CQ)

⁴ The King^(DB) is mighty, he loves justice^(DC)—
    you have established equity;^(DD)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.^(DE)
5 Exalt^(DF) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

⁶ Moses^(DG) and Aaron^(DH) were among his priests,
    Samuel^(DI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered^(DJ) them.
⁷ He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;^(DK)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

⁸ Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,^(DL)
    though you punished^(DM) their misdeeds.^[c]
9 Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(DU)
    and his courts^(DV) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(DW)
5 For the Lord is good^(DX) and his love endures forever;^(DY)
    his faithfulness^(DZ) continues through all generations.

I will conduct the affairs^(EC) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
³ I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.^(ED)

I hate what faithless people do;^(EE)
    I will have no part in it.
⁴ The perverse of heart^(EF) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(EG) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(EH) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless^(EI)
    will minister to me.

⁷ No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

⁸ Every morning^(EJ) I will put to silence
    all the wicked^(EK) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer^(EL)
    from the city of the Lord.^(EM)

³ For my days vanish like smoke;^(ER)
    my bones^(ES) burn like glowing embers.
⁴ My heart is blighted and withered like grass;^(ET)
    I forget to eat my food.^(EU)
5 In my distress I groan aloud^(EV)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
⁶ I am like a desert owl,^(EW)
    like an owl among the ruins.
⁷ I lie awake;^(EX) I have become
    like a bird alone^(EY) on a roof.
⁸ All day long my enemies^(EZ) taunt me;^(FA)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.^(FB)
9 For I eat ashes^(FC) as my food
    and mingle my drink with tears^(FD)
10 because of your great wrath,^(FE)
    for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
¹¹ My days are like the evening shadow;^(FF)
    I wither^(FG) away like grass.

¹² But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;^(FH)
    your renown endures^(FI) through all generations.^(FJ)
13 You will arise^(FK) and have compassion^(FL) on Zion,
    for it is time^(FM) to show favor^(FN) to her;
    the appointed time^(FO) has come.
¹⁴ For her stones are dear to your servants;
    her very dust moves them to pity.
¹⁵ The nations will fear^(FP) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings^(FQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
¹⁶ For the Lord will rebuild Zion^(FR)
    and appear in his glory.^(FS)
17 He will respond to the prayer^(FT) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

¹⁸ Let this be written^(FU) for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created^(FV) may praise the Lord:
¹⁹ “The Lord looked down^(FW) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
²⁰ to hear the groans of the prisoners^(FX)
    and release those condemned to death.”
²¹ So the name of the Lord will be declared^(FY) in Zion
    and his praise^(FZ) in Jerusalem
²² when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship^(GA) the Lord.

²³ In the course of my life^[f] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.^(GB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on^(GC) through all generations.
²⁵ In the beginning^(GD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens^(GE) are the work of your hands.^(GF)
26 They will perish,^(GG) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.
²⁷ But you remain the same,^(GH)
    and your years will never end.^(GI)
28 The children of your servants^(GJ) will live in your presence;
    their descendants^(GK) will be established before you.”