God's goodness, power, and providence.

¹⁾Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; to praise the Lord is comely for the upright in heart.

²⁾Praise the Lord with thy voice; sing unto him with the psaltery and harp, an instrument with ten strings.

³⁾Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

⁴⁾For the word of the Lord is given to the upright, and all his works are done in truth.

⁵⁾He loveth righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶⁾By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷⁾He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

⁸⁾Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹⁾For he spake, and it was finished; he commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰⁾The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught; he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

¹¹⁾The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹²⁾Blessed are the nations and the people whom the Lord God hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³⁾The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴⁾From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵⁾He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶⁾There is no king saved by the multitude of host; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷⁾A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

¹⁸⁾Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

¹⁹⁾To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in a time of famine.

²⁰⁾Our soul waiteth for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

²¹⁾For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

²²⁾Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.