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1. A song of praise for the Sabbath. It is good to praise the Lord. God Most High, it is good to praise your name.
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1. A Psalm H4210 or Song H7892 for the sabbath H7676 day H3117 . It is a good H2896 thing to give thanks H3034 unto the LORD H3068 , and to sing praises H2167 unto thy name H8034 , O most High H5945 :
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2. It is good to sing about your love in the morning and about your faithfulness at night.
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2. To show forth H5046 thy lovingkindness H2617 in the morning H1242 , and thy faithfulness H530 every night H3915 ,
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3. It is good to play for you on the tenstringed instrument and lyre and to add the soft sounds of the harp to my praise.
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3. Upon H5921 an instrument of ten strings H6218 , and upon H5921 the psaltery H5035 ; upon the harp H3658 with H5921 a solemn sound H1902 .
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4. Lord, you make us very happy because of what you did. I gladly sing about it.
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4. For H3588 thou, LORD H3068 , hast made me glad H8055 through thy work H6467 : I will triumph H7442 in the works H4639 of thy hands H3027 .
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5. Lord, you did such great things. Your thoughts are too hard for us to understand.
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5. O LORD H3068 , how H4100 great H1431 are thy works H4639 ! and thy thoughts H4284 are very H3966 deep H6009 .
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6. Stupid people don't know this. Fools don't understand.
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6. A brutish H1198 man H376 knoweth H3045 not H3808 ; neither H3808 doth a fool H3684 understand H995 H853 this H2063 .
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7. The wicked may sprout like grass, and those who do evil may blossom like flowers, but they will be destroyed, never to be seen again.
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7. When the wicked H7563 spring H6524 as H3644 the grass H6212 , and when all H3605 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 do flourish H6692 ; it is that they shall be destroyed H8045 forever H5703 H5704 :
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8. But, Lord, you will be honored forever.
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8. But thou H859 , LORD H3068 , art most high H4791 forevermore H5769 .
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9. Lord, all your enemies will be destroyed, and all who do evil will be scattered.
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9. For H3588 , lo H2009 , thine enemies H341 , O LORD H3068 , for H3588 , lo H2009 , thine enemies H341 shall perish H6 ; all H3605 the workers H6466 of iniquity H205 shall be scattered H6504 .
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10. But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have given me your blessing.
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10. But my horn H7161 shalt thou exalt H7311 like the horn of a unicorn H7214 : I shall be anointed H1101 with fresh H7488 oil H8081 .
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11. My eyes will see the defeat of those waiting to attack me. My ears will hear the cries of my evil enemies.
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11. Mine eye H5869 also shall see H5027 my desire on mine enemies H7790 , and mine ears H241 shall hear H8085 my desire of the wicked H7489 that rise up H6965 against H5921 me.
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12. Good people are like budding palm trees. They grow strong like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
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12. The righteous H6662 shall flourish H6524 like the palm tree H8558 : he shall grow H7685 like a cedar H730 in Lebanon H3844 .
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13. They are planted in the Lord's house. They grow strong there in the courtyards of our God.
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13. Those that be planted H8362 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 shall flourish H6524 in the courts H2691 of our God H430 .
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14. Even when they are old, they will continue producing fruit like young, healthy trees.
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14. They shall still H5750 bring forth fruit H5107 in old age H7872 ; they shall be H1961 fat H1879 and flourishing H7488 ;
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15. They are there to show everyone that the Lord is good. He is my Rock, and he does nothing wrong.
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15. To show H5046 that H3588 the LORD H3068 is upright H3477 : he is my rock H6697 , and there is no H3808 unrighteousness H5766 in him.
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