1It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praise to your name, O Most High;
2to herald your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night;
3on the psaltery, and on the lyre,
and to the melody of the harp.
4For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord;
and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands.
5Lord, how great are your works!
Your thoughts are very deep.
6The dullard does not know,
nor does the fool understand,
7that though the wicked grow like weeds, and all the workers of iniquity flourish,
they flourish only to be destroyed forever;
8but you, O Lord,
are exalted forevermore.
9For lo, your enemies, O Lord, lo, your enemies shall perish,
and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10But you have raised up my horns like those of a wild ox;
I am anointed with fresh oil.
11My eyes spy out those who watch me;
my ears hear when enemies rise up against me.
12The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
and shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon.
13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God;
14they shall still bear fruit in old age;
they shall be green and succulent;
15that they may show how upright the Lord is,
my rock, in whom there is no injustice.
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O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world. Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
