Praise the Lord,
You his servants.
Praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be praised both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
The name of the Lord is to be praised.
The Lord is exalted over all the nations,
His glory above the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God?
The one who sits enthroned on high,
Who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ashes.
He seats them with princes,
With the princes of his people.
He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
The heavens declare the glory of God.
The skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day,
They pour forth speech.
Night after night,
They reveal knowledge.
They have no speech and they use no words.
No sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth.
Their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens,
God has pitched a tent for the sun.
It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other.
Nothing is deprived of its warmth.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
Refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
Making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
Giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
Giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is pure and it is enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm and all of them are righteous.
They are more precious than gold and they are sweeter than honey,
Than honey from the honeycomb.
By them your servant is warned.
In keeping them,
There is great reward.
But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
Keep your servant also from willful sins.
May they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
Innocent of great transgression.
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
Lord,
My rock and my redeemer.
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
Lord,
My rock and my redeemer.
