| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. | 1O LORD, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. |
| 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. | 2Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. |
| 3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. | 3Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. |
| 4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. | 4O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. |
| 5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. | 5Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. |
| 6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. | 6You will destroy those who tell lies. The LORD detests murderers and deceivers. |
| 7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. | 7Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. |
| 8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. | 8Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. |
| 9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. | 9My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery. |
| 10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. | 10O God, declare them guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps. Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. |
| 11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. | 11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy. |
| 12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. | 12For you bless the godly, O LORD; you surround them with your shield of love. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | 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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