[A Psalm of David.][1]Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.[2]Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a psaltery of ten strings.[3]Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.[4]For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.[5]He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.[6]By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.[7]Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.[8]Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.[9]For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.[10]The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.[11]But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.[12]Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.[13]The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.[14]He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;[15]who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.[16]A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.[17]A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.[18]Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;[19]to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.[20]Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.[21]For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.[22]Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.
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Author: Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)
Source: ecmarsh.com