¹ Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

¹ Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

⁴ Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.

¹⁹ Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.

¹⁰ As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

⁸ The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

³ Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

¹⁵ The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

¹² Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.

³⁶ But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;

³⁷ And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

¹⁴ Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

¹⁵ Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.

¹⁶ But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?

³⁰ But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

³¹ So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.