1It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD , and to sing praises unto thy name , O most High : 2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning , and thy faithfulness every night , 3Upon an instrument of ten strings , and upon the psaltery ; upon the harp with a solemn sound . 4For thou, LORD , hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands .
The Works of the Lord
5O LORD , how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are very deep . 6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 7When the wicked spring as the grass , and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish ; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever : 8But thou, LORD , art most high for evermore . 9For, lo, thine enemies , O LORD , for, lo, thine enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered .
The Righteous Will Flourish
10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn : I shall be anointed with fresh oil . 11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies , and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree : he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon . 13Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God . 14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall be fat and flourishing ; 15To shew that the LORD is upright : he is my rock , and there is no unrighteousness in him.