English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; | 1A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise Yahweh, to sing praise to Your name, Most High, |
2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, | 2to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night, |
3to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. | 3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. |
4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. | 4For You have made me rejoice, LORD, by what You have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands. |
5How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep! | 5How magnificent are Your works, LORD, how profound Your thoughts! |
6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: | 6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: |
7that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; | 7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. |
8but you, O LORD, are on high forever. | 8But You, LORD, are exalted forever. |
9For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered. | 9For indeed, LORD, Your enemies-- indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil. | 10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with oil. |
11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. | 11My eyes look down on my enemies; my ears hear evildoers when they attack me. |
12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. |
13They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. |
14They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, | 14They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, |
15to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. | 15to declare: "The LORD is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." |
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