| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. | 1I will praise the LORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. |
| 2My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad. | 2I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart. |
| 3Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! | 3Come, let us tell of the LORD’s greatness; let us exalt his name together. |
| 4I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. | 4I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. |
| 5Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. | 5Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. |
| 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. | 6In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened; he saved me from all my troubles. |
| 7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. | 7For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. |
| 8Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | 8Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! |
| 9Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! | 9Fear the LORD, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. |
| 10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. | 10Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing. |
| 11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | 11Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the LORD. |
| 12What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? | 12Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous? |
| 13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. | 13Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! |
| 14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | 14Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. |
| 15The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. | 15The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. |
| 16The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. | 16But the LORD turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth. |
| 17When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. | 17The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. |
| 18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. | 18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. |
| 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all. | 19The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time. |
| 20He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. | 20For the LORD protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken! |
| 21Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. | 21Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. |
| 22The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. | 22But the LORD will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. |
| ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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