| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1We praise you, God! We praise you —your presence draws near— as we declare your wonderful deeds. | 1We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. |
| 2"At the time that I choose I will judge the righteous. | 2God says, “At the time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked. |
| 3While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude | 3When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. Interlude |
| 4I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength. | 4“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists! |
| 5Don't use your strength to fight heaven or speak from stubborn arrogance." | 5Don’t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such arrogance.’” |
| 6For exaltation comes not from the east, the west, or the wilderness, | 6For no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist. |
| 7since God is the judge. This one he will debase or that one he will exalt. | 7It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. |
| 8For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink. | 8For the LORD holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. |
| 9But as for me, I will declare forever, singing praise to the God of Jacob. | 9But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. |
| 10I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. | 10For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.” |
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