1. REJOICE IN the Lord, O you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you upright in right standing with God]; for praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart].
2. Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.
3. Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.
4. For the word of the Lord is right; and all His work is done in faithfulness.
5. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord.
6. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth. [Heb. 11:3; II Pet. 3:5.]
7. He gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; He puts the deeps in storage places.
8. Let all the earth fear the Lord [revere and worship Him]; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
10. The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He makes the thoughts and plans of the peoples of no effect.