Psalms

¹ Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart, In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

² Great are the works of the LORD, Studied by all those who delight in them.

³ Splendid and majestic is His work, And His righteousness endures forever.

⁴ He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered; The LORD is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.

⁵ He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence]; He will remember His covenant forever.

⁶ He has declared and made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.

⁷ The works of His hands are truth and [absolute] justice; All His precepts are sure (established, reliable, trustworthy).

⁸ They are upheld forever and ever; They are done in [absolute] truth and uprightness.

⁹ He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

¹⁰ The [reverent] fear of the LORD is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever.