1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,

3to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.

4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

5How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep!

6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:

7that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

8but you, O LORD, are on high forever.

9For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.

11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.

14They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,

15to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.