Psalms

 2 Give thanks to Jehovah with the harp;

Sing praises* to him with a ten-stringed instrument.

 3 Sing to him a new song;+

Play skillfully on the strings, along with shouts of joy.

 4 For the word of Jehovah is upright,+

And everything he does is trustworthy.

 6 By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made,+

And by the spirit* of his mouth everything in them.*

 7 He gathers the seawaters like a dam;+

He puts the surging waters in storehouses.

 9 For he spoke, and it came to be;+

He commanded, and it stood firm.+

10 Jehovah has frustrated the schemes* of the nations;+

He has thwarted the plans* of the peoples.+

11 But the decisions* of Jehovah will stand forever;+

The thoughts of his heart are from generation to generation.

12 Happy is the nation whose God is Jehovah,+

The people he has chosen as his own possession.+

13 Jehovah looks down from heaven;

He sees all the sons of men.+

14 From his place of residence,

He gazes on the inhabitants of the earth.

15 He is the one forming the hearts of all;

He examines all their works.+

16 No king is saved by a large army;+

A mighty man is not saved by his great power.+

17 The horse is a false hope for salvation;*+

Its great strength does not ensure escape.

18 Look! The eye of Jehovah watches over those fearing him,+

Those waiting for his loyal love,

19 To rescue them* from death

And to keep them alive during famine.+

21 Our hearts rejoice in him,

For we trust in his holy name.+

22 May your loyal love rest upon us, O Jehovah,+

While we keep waiting for you.+