Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
1A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise Yahweh, to sing praise to Your name, Most High, | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. |
2to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night, | 2It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, |
3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. | 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. |
4For You have made me rejoice, LORD, by what You have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands. | 4You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. |
5How magnificent are Your works, LORD, how profound Your thoughts! | 5O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. |
6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: | 6Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this: |
7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. | 7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. |
8But You, LORD, are exalted forever. | 8But you, O LORD, will be exalted forever. |
9For indeed, LORD, Your enemies-- indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with oil. | 10But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. |
11My eyes look down on my enemies; my ears hear evildoers when they attack me. | 11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. |
12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. | 12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. |
13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. | 13For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. |
14They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, | 14Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. |
15to declare: "The LORD is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." | 15They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!” |
Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | 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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