Psalms 32:1-11

¹A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.

²Praise the Lord on the harp; play to him on a psaltery of ten strings.

³Sing to him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

⁵He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

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

⁷Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

⁹For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

¹⁰The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.

¹¹But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.