Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to your name, Most High, | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praise to your name, Most High; |
2to declare your faithful love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, | 2to proclaim your gracious love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, |
3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. | 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp. |
4For you have made me rejoice, LORD, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of your hands. | 4Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands. |
5How magnificent are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts! | 5How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable. |
6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: | 6A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this: |
7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. | 7Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed. |
8But you, LORD, are exalted forever. | 8But you are exalted forever, LORD. |
9For indeed, LORD, your enemies--indeed, your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered. |
10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with the finest oil. | 10You've grown my strength like the horn of a wild ox; I was anointed with fresh oil. |
11My eyes look at my enemies; when evildoers rise against me, my ears hear them. | 11My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear. |
12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. | 12The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. |
13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God. |
14They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, | 14They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green. |
15to declare: "The LORD is just; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him." | 15They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice." |
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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