New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

Psalm

¹ Cry out joyfully, O YOU righteous ones, because of Jehovah. On the part of the upright ones praise is fitting.

² Give thanks to Jehovah on the harp; On an instrument of ten strings make melody to him.

³ Sing to him a new song; Do YOUR best at playing on the strings along with joyful shouting.

⁴ For the word of Jehovah is upright, And all his work is in faithfulness.

⁵ He is a lover of righteousness and justice. With the loving-kindness of Jehovah the earth is filled.

⁶ By the word of Jehovah the heavens themselves were made, And by the spirit^*1 of his mouth all their army.

Or, “and by the breath.” Heb., u·veruʹach; Gr., pneuʹma·ti; Lat., spiʹri·tu. See Ge 6:17 ftn, “Active.”

⁷ He is gathering as by a dam^*1 the waters of the sea, Putting in storehouses the surging waters.^*2

“Skin bottles,” in agreement with LXXSyVg.
“The surging waters.” Heb., tehoh·mohthʹ, pl. of tehohmʹ; LXXVg, “abysses.” See Ge 1:2 and ftn, “Deep.”

⁸ Let all [those of] the earth^*1 be in fear of Jehovah. At him let all the inhabitants of the productive land^*2 be frightened.

Lit., “all the earth,” but accompanied by a masc. pl. verb. Compare Ge 10:25 ftn, “Earth.”
“The productive land.” Heb., the·velʹ; LXX, “the inhabited earth”; Lat., orʹbem, “circle,” that is, of the earth.

⁹ For he himself said, and it came to be; He himself commanded, and it proceeded to stand so.

¹⁰ Jehovah himself has broken up the counsel of the nations; He has thwarted the thoughts of the peoples.

¹¹ To time indefinite the very counsel of Jehovah will stand; The thoughts of his heart are to one generation after another generation.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God^*1 is Jehovah, The people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.

¹³ From the heavens Jehovah has looked, He has seen all the sons of men.^*1

¹⁴ From the established place where he dwells^*1 He has gazed at all those dwelling on the earth.

¹⁵ He is forming their hearts all together;^*1 He is considering all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the abundance of military forces; A mighty man himself is not delivered by the abundance of power.

¹⁷ The horse is a deception for salvation, And by the abundance of its vital energy it does not afford escape.

¹⁸ Look! The eye of Jehovah is toward those fearing him, To those waiting for his loving-kindness,

¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death itself, And to preserve them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our very soul has been in expectation of Jehovah. Our helper and our shield he is.

²¹ For in him our heart rejoices; For in his holy name we have put our trust.

²² Let your loving-kindness, O Jehovah, prove to be upon us, Even as we have kept waiting for you.