1 A Psalm of Canticle, in the sabbath day.
1 A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.
2 It is good to confess to our Lord: and to sing to thy name, o Highest.
2 It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.
3 To shew forth thy mercy in the morning: and thy truth in the night.
3 To show forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:
4 In the instrument of ten strings, in Psalter: with Canticle, on the Harp.
4 Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.
5 Because thou hast delighted me, o Lord, in thy workmanship: and in the works of thy hands I will rejoice.
5 For thou hast given me, O Lord, a delight in thy doings: and in the works of thy hands I shall rejoice.
6 How are thy works magnified, o Lord! Thy cogitations are made very profound.
6 O Lord, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are exceeding deep.
7 The unwise man will not know; and the fool will not understand these things.
7 The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.
8 When sinners shall spring up as grass: and all that work iniquity shall appear. That they may perish for ever:
8 When the wicked shall spring up as grass: And all the workers of iniquity shall appear: that they may perish forever and ever:
9 but thou the Highest for ever, o Lord.
9 But thou, O Lord, art most high for evermore.
10 Because lo thine enemies, o Lord, because lo thine enemies shall perish: and all that work iniquity shall be dispersed.
10 For behold thy enemies, O lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
11 And my horn shall be exalted, as the unicorn's: and my old age in plentiful mercy.
11 But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.
12 And mine eye hath looked upon mine enemies: and the malignant rising up against me, mine ears shall hear.
12 My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that rise up against me.
13 The just shall flourish as a palm tree: as the cedar of Libanus shall he be multiplied.
13 The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.
14 They that are planted in the house of our Lord, shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
14 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
15 As yet shall they be multiplied in plentiful old age: and they shall be well affected,
15 They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,
16 that they may shew forth: That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.
16 That they may show, that the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.