<p class="poetry">For this reason<n id="1" /> I will praise you while I live;p> <p class="poetry">in your name I will lift up my hands.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">God deserves praise,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for<n id="2" /> he did not reject my prayerp> <p class="poetry">or abandon his love for me!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The earth yields its crops.p> <p class="poetry">May God, our God, bless us!p>

<p class="poetry">May God bless us!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In your large assemblies praise God,p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>, in the assemblies of Israel!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> God, the God of Israel, deserves praise!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He alone accomplishes amazing things!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Come! Let&#8217;s bow down and worship!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Let&#8217;s kneel before the <sc>Lordsc>, our creator!p>

<p class="poetry">Sing to the <sc>Lordsc>! Praise his name!p> <p class="poetry">Announce every day how he delivers!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, O my soul!p> <p class="poetry">Do not forget all his kind deeds!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, all you warriors of his,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you servants of his who carry out his desires!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">They curse, but you will bless.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">When they attack, they will be humiliated,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but your servant will rejoice.p>

<p class="poetry">His descendants<n id="1" /> will be powerful on the earth;p> <p class="poetry">the godly<n id="2" /> will be blessed.p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name be praisedp> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore!p>

<p class="poetry">But we will praise the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore.p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">Yes indeed, the man who fears the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">will be blessed in this way.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> deserves praise in Zion<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">he who dwells in Jerusalem.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">Every day I will praise you!p> <p class="poetry">I will praise your name continually!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he makes the bars of your gates strong.p> <p class="poetry">He blesses your children<n id="1" /> within you.p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> you reward<n id="2" /> the godly,<n id="3" /> <sc>Lordsc>.p> <p class="poetry">Like a shield you protect<n id="4" /> them<n id="5" /> in your good favor.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> the wicked man<n id="2" /> boasts because he gets what he wants;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the one who robs others<n id="4" /> curses<n id="5" /> and<n id="6" /> rejects the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="7" />p>