In Praise of the Lord

¹Praise the Lord !

With all my heart I will thank the Lord

in the assembly of his people.

²How wonderful are the things the Lord does!

All who are delighted with them want to understand them.

³All he does is full of honor and majesty;

his righteousness is eternal.

⁴The Lord does not let us forget his wonderful actions;

he is kind and merciful.

⁵He provides food for those who honor him;

he never forgets his covenant.

⁶He has shown his power to his people

by giving them the lands of foreigners.

⁷In all he does he is faithful and just;

all his commands are dependable.

⁸They last for all time;

they were given in truth and righteousness.

⁹He set his people free

and made an eternal covenant with them.

Holy and mighty is he!

¹⁰The way to become wise is to honor the Lord ;[#Job 28.28; Pr 1.7; 9.10; #111.10: or]

he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands.

He is to be praised forever.