| English Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. | 1A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
| 2Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. | 2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. |
| 3For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. | 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. |
| 4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah | 4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. |
| 5I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah | 5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. |
| 6Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. | 6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. |
| 7You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah | 7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. |
| 8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. | 8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. |
| 9Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you. | 9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. |
| 10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD. | 10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. |
| 11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! | 11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. |
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