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1 It is good to praise you, Lord, to sing praises to God Most High.
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It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
2 It is good to tell of your love in the morning and of your loyalty at night.
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to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
3 It is good to praise you with the ten-stringed lyre and with the soft-sounding harp.
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to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.
4 Lord, you have made me happy by what you have done; I will sing for joy about what your hands have done.
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For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5 Lord, you have done such great things! How deep are your thoughts!
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How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!
6 Stupid people don't know these things, and fools don't understand.
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The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:
7 Wicked people grow like the grass. Evil people seem to do well, but they will be destroyed forever.
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that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;
8 But, Lord, you will be honored forever.
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but you, O Lord, are on high forever.
9 Lord, surely your enemies, surely your enemies will be destroyed, and all who do evil will be scattered.
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For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
10 But you have made me as strong as an ox. You have poured fine oils on me.
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But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.
11 When I looked, I saw my enemies; I heard the cries of those who are against me.
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 But good people will grow like palm trees; they will be tall like the cedars of Lebanon.
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The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Like trees planted in the Temple of the Lord, they will grow strong in the courtyards of our God.
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They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.
14 When they are old, they will still produce fruit; they will be healthy and fresh.
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They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,
15 They will say that the Lord is good. He is my Rock, and there is no wrong in him.
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to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.