Lyrics
You godly ones Shout for joy Because of the LORD! It is appropriate For the morally upright To offer him praise
Give thanks to the LORD With the harp Sing to him To the accompaniment Of a ten-stringed instrument Sing to him a new song Play skillfully As you shout out your praises to him
For the LORD’s decrees are just And everything he does is fair He promotes equity and justice The LORD’s faithfulness Extends throughout the earth
By the LORD’s decree The heavens were made And by the breath of his mouth All the starry hosts He piles up the water of the sea He puts the oceans In storehouses
Let the whole earth Fear the LORD Let all who live in the world Stand in awe of him For he spoke And it came into existence He issued the decree And it stood firm
He spoke and it stood firm He spoke and it stood firm
The LORD frustrates the decisions Of the nations He nullifies the plans Of the peoples The LORD’s decisions Stand forever His plans abide Throughout the ages
How blessed is the nation Whose God is the LORD The people whom he has chosen To be his special possession
The LORD watches from heaven He sees all people From the place where he lives He looks carefully At all the earth’s inhabitants He is the one Who forms every human heart And takes note of all their actions
No king is delivered By his vast army A warrior is not saved By his great might A horse disappoints Those who trust in it for victory Despite its great strength It cannot deliver
Look, the LORD takes notice Of his loyal followers Those who wait for him To demonstrate his faithfulness By saving their lives from death And sustaining them During times of famine
We wait for the LORD He is our deliverer and shield For our hearts rejoice in him For we trust in his holy name
May we experience your faithfulness O LORD For we wait for you
We wait for you We wait for you