A Psalm of David.

1 The LORD said to my Lord,

“Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

2 The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion.

Rule in the midst of Your enemies!

3 Your people shall be volunteers

In the day of Your power;

In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning,

You have the dew of Your youth.

4 The LORD has sworn

And will not relent,

“You are a priest forever

According to the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord is at Your right hand;

He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

6 He shall judge among the nations,

He shall fill the places with dead bodies,

He shall execute the heads of many countries.

7 He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;

Therefore He shall lift up the head.

Praise God in His Holy Place

Praise Him in His mighty heavens

Praise Him for His mighty deeds.

Praise God in His sanctuary

Praise Him in the firmament

Praise Him for His mighty power

Praise Him for His excellence

Praise Him with the sound of trumpet

Praise Him with the lute and harp,

Praise Him with the dance and timbrel

Praise Him with the strings and flute.

Praise Him with the well-tuned cymbals

Praise Him with loud clashing brass,

Let all that has breath now praise Him

Hallelujah Praise the LORD!

Glory be unto the Father

And the Son and Holy Ghost

As it was and ever shall be

Hallelujah Praise the LORD!

Blest is the man whose trespass is forgiven, Whose sins are covered in the sight of Heaven. 

Blest is the man against whom, LORD, Thou wilt not count all his iniquity and guilt. 

How happy he, contrite of heart and lowly, Who has confessed his sins, O LORD most holy; 

Who does not secretly • Thy laws transgress, Whose spirit harbors no deceitfulness.

Verse 2 

When I kept silent, sinful ways condoning, I pined away through my incessant groaning. 

Thy hand weighed down on me in my deceit; My strength was sapped as by the summer's heat. 

To Thee, O God of justice and compassion, I then at last acknowledged my transgression. 

I said, "I will confess • my sins to Thee," And all my guilt Thou hast forgiven me.

Verse 3 

Let all the godly when they grieve and suffer To Thee, O LORD, their supplications offer. 

Surely when floods of mighty waters rise, They shall not reach him who on Thee relies. 

Thou art a hiding place for those who serve Thee; Thou, mighty God, from trouble dost preserve me. 

Songs of deliverance ev' • rywhere resound: Thou me with great rejoicing dost surround.

Verse 4 

I will instruct you, with my aid provide you, And in your way I, with My eye, will guide you. 

My counsel will be ever at your side, And, keeping watch, I will with you abide. 

Be not a fool, who has no understanding; Do not behave like horse or mule, depending 

On bit and bridle to • control their course; They disobey unless restrained by force.

Verse 5 

With many woes the wicked are afflicted, But he who trusts in God is well protected. 

Him will the LORD with steadfast love surround, Those who revere Him are with mercy crowned. 

Be glad, O righteous, in the LORD rejoicing; Exult in Him, your jubilation voicing, 

For light and life He will • to You impart. Now shout for joy, you men of upright heart.

And to You the vow shall be performed.

2 O You who hear prayer,

To You all flesh will come.

3 Iniquities prevail against me;

As for our transgressions,

You will provide atonement for them.

4 Blessed is the man You choose,

And cause to approach You,

That he may dwell in Your courts.

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,

Of Your holy temple.

5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us,

O God of our salvation,

You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth,

And of the far-off seas;

6 Who established the mountains by His strength,

Being clothed with power;

7 You who still the noise of the seas,

The noise of their waves,

And the tumult of the peoples.

8 They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs;

You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.

9 You visit the earth and water it,

You greatly enrich it;

The river of God is full of water;

You provide their grain,

For so You have prepared it.

10 You water its ridges abundantly,

You settle its furrows;

You make it soft with showers,

You bless its growth.

11 You crown the year with Your goodness,

And Your paths drip with abundance.

12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,

And the little hills rejoice on every side.

13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys also are covered with grain;

They shout for joy, they also sing.

For brethren to dwell together in unity!

2 It is like the precious oil upon the head,

Running down on the beard,

The beard of Aaron,

Running down on the edge of his garments.

3 It is like the dew of Hermon,

Descending upon the mountains of Zion;

For there the LORD commanded the blessing—

Life forevermore.