I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.

O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.

What is man, that you keep him in mind? the son of man, that you take him into account?

I will be glad and have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.

I will make a song to the Lord, because he has given me my reward.

Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.

And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

Give to the Lord, you sons of the gods, give to the Lord glory and strength.

O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.

Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)

He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.

My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

For who is there in the heavens in comparison with the Lord? who is like the Lord among the sons of the gods?

The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.

O make a new song to the Lord, because he has done works of wonder; with his right hand, and with his holy arm, he has overcome.

I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.

They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,

And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.

O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.

Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron:

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

How may we give the Lord's song in a strange land?

Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Let the Lord be praised. Make a new song to the Lord, let his praise be in the meeting of his saints.