4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;

he puts the deep into storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the people of the world revere him.

9 For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The Lord foils the plans of the nations;

he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,

the purposes of his heart through all generations.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;

he puts the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9 For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

4 For the word of the Lord is right;

And all his works are done in truth.

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment:

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made;

And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap:

He layeth up the depth in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord:

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:

He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,

The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

4 For the word of the Lord holds true,

and we can trust everything he does.

5 He loves whatever is just and good;

the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.

6 The Lord merely spoke,

and the heavens were created.

He breathed the word,

and all the stars were born.

7 He assigned the sea its boundaries

and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

8 Let the whole world fear the Lord,

and let everyone stand in awe of him.

9 For when he spoke, the world began!

It appeared at his command.

10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations

and thwarts all their schemes.

11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;

his intentions can never be shaken.

4 For the word of the Lord is right,

And all His work is done in truth.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;

He lays up the deep in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

The plans of His heart to all generations.

4 God’s word is true,

and everything he does is right.

5 He loves what is right and fair;

the Lord’s love fills the earth.

6 The sky was made at the Lord’s command.

By the breath from his mouth, he made all the stars.

7 He gathered the water of the sea into a heap.

He made the great ocean stay in its place.

8 All the earth should worship the Lord;

the whole world should fear him.

9 He spoke, and it happened.

He commanded, and it appeared.

10 The Lord upsets the plans of nations;

he ruins all their plans.

11 But the Lord’s plans will stand forever;

his ideas will last from now on.

4 For the word of Jehovah is right;

And all his work is done in faithfulness.

5 He loveth righteousness and justice:

The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made,

And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap:

He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah:

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought;

He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever,

The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

4 For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9 For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect. 11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

4 The Lord’s word is correct, 

and everything he does is trustworthy. 

5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice. 

His mercy fills the earth. 

6 The heavens were made by the Lord’s word 

and all the stars by the breath of his mouth. 

7 He gathers the water in the sea like a dam 

and puts the oceans in his storehouses. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord. 

Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him. 

9 He spoke, and it came into being. 

He gave the order, and there it stood. 

10 The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. 

He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. 

11 The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. 

His thoughts stand firm in every generation. 

4 For the word of the Lord is right,

and all His work is trustworthy.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.

6 The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,

and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;

He puts the depths into storehouses.

8 Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it came into being;

He commanded, and it came into existence.

10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;

He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of His heart from generation to generation.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;

he put the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

4 For the word of Yahweh is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

5 He loves righteousness and justice.

The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.

6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7 He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap.

He put the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh.

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he himself spoke and it came to pass.

He himself commanded and it stood firm.

10 Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations;

he frustrates the intents of peoples.

11 The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever,

the intents of his heart from one generation to the next.

4 What the Lord says is right and true.

He is faithful in everything he does.

5 The Lord loves what is right and fair.

The earth is full of his faithful love.

6 The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen.

All of the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea together.

He puts the oceans in their places.

8 Let the whole earth have respect for the Lord.

Let all of the people in the world honor him.

9 He spoke, and the world came into being.

He commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations.

He keeps them from doing what they want to do.

11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever.

What he wants to do will last for all time.