Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.

For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for Himself,
Israel as His treasured possession.

For I know that Yahweh is great;
our Lord is greater than all gods.

He gave their land as an inheritance,
an inheritance to His people Israel.

They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.

Those who make them are just like them,
as are all who trust in them.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
        His love is eternal.

Give thanks to the God of gods.
        His love is eternal.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords.
        His love is eternal.

He alone does great wonders.
        His love is eternal.

He made the heavens skillfully.
        His love is eternal.

He spread the land on the waters.
        His love is eternal.

He made the great lights:
        His love is eternal.

the sun to rule by day,
        His love is eternal.

the moon and stars to rule by night.
        His love is eternal.

He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians
        His love is eternal.

and brought Israel out from among them
        His love is eternal.

with a strong hand and outstretched arm.
        His love is eternal.

He divided the Red Sea
        His love is eternal.

and led Israel through,
        His love is eternal.

but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
        His love is eternal.

He led His people in the wilderness.
        His love is eternal.

He struck down great kings
        His love is eternal.

and slaughtered famous kings—
        His love is eternal.

Sihon king of the Amorites
        His love is eternal.

and Og king of Bashan—
        His love is eternal.

and gave their land as an inheritance,
        His love is eternal.

an inheritance to Israel His servant.
        His love is eternal.

He remembered us in our humiliation
        His love is eternal.

and rescued us from our foes.
        His love is eternal.

He gives food to every creature.
        His love is eternal.

Give thanks to the God of heaven!
        His love is eternal.

for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us.

Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks.

They will sing of the Lord’s ways,
for the Lord’s glory is great.

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
Lord, Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.

Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.

This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.

God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.

They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah

When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

May my prayer be set before You as incense,
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil,
turning up rocks,
so our bones have been scattered
at the mouth of Sheol.

Although my spirit is weak within me,
You know my way.

Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,
for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.

My spirit is weak within me;
my heart is overcome with dismay.

He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;
He subdues my people under me.

Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?

Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.

whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;
His greatness is unsearchable.

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love.

The Lord is good to everyone;
His compassion rests on all He has made.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.

The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.

I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing to my God as long as I live.

Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
for praise is pleasant and lovely.

Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.

young men as well as young women,
old and young together.

Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
for His name alone is exalted.
His majesty covers heaven and earth.

carrying out the judgment decreed against them.
This honor is for all His godly people.
Hallelujah!

for receiving wise instruction
in righteousness, justice, and integrity;

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

for understanding a proverb or a parable,
the words of the wise, and their riddles.

The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and discipline.

If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush and kill someone.
Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!

Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol,
still healthy as they go down to the Pit.

Throw in your lot with us,
and we’ll all share our money”—

It is foolish to spread a net
where any bird can see it,

He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

whose paths are crooked,
and whose ways are devious.

Don’t consider yourself to be wise;
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,
just as a father, the son he delights in.

Happy is a man who finds wisdom
and who acquires understanding,

for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.

She is more precious than jewels;
nothing you desire compares with her.

Long life is in her right hand;
in her left, riches and honor.

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

When it is in your power,
don’t withhold good from the one it belongs to.

Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend to the upright.

The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous;

The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;
they don’t know what makes them stumble.