To declareYour lovingkindnessin the morningAnd Your faithfulnessby night,
Moreover, Davidand the commandersof the armysetapartfor the service[some] of the sonsof Asaphand of Hemanand of Jeduthun,who [were] to prophesywith lyres,harpsand cymbals;and the numberof thosewho performedtheir servicewas:
"But noone says,'Whereis Godmy Maker,Who givessongsin the night,
I will singof lovingkindnessand justice,To You, O LORD,I will singpraises.
EverydayI will blessYou, And I will praiseYour nameforeverand ever.
Praisethe LORD!For it is goodto singpraisesto our God;For it is pleasant[and] praiseis becoming.
The LORDwill commandHis lovingkindnessin the daytime;And His songwill be with me in the night,A prayerto the Godof my life.
My mouthshall tellof Your righteousness[And] of Your salvationalldaylong; For I do not knowthe sum[of them].
In the dayof my troubleI soughtthe Lord;In the nightmy handwas stretchedout withoutweariness;My soulrefusedto be comforted.
When my enemiesturnback,They stumbleand perishbeforeYou.
I shall makementionof the lovingkindnessesof the LORD,the praisesof the LORD,Accordingto allthat the LORDhas grantedus, And the greatgoodnesstoward the houseof Israel,WhichHe has grantedthem according to His compassionAnd according to the abundanceof His lovingkindnesses.
For the Lawwas giventhroughMoses;graceand truthwere realizedthroughJesusChrist.
But aboutmidnightPauland Silaswere prayingand singing hymns of praiseto God,and the prisonerswere listeningto them;
