| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 1For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song. We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds. | 1We praise you, God! We praise you —your presence draws near— as we declare your wonderful deeds. |
| 2You say, "I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity. | 2"At the time that I choose I will judge the righteous. |
| 3When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. | 3While the earth and all its inhabitants melt away, it is I who keep its pillars firm." Interlude |
| 4To the arrogant I say, 'Boast no more,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horns. | 4I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength. |
| 5Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so defiantly.'" | 5Don't use your strength to fight heaven or speak from stubborn arrogance." |
| 6No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves. | 6For exaltation comes not from the east, the west, or the wilderness, |
| 7It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. | 7since God is the judge. This one he will debase or that one he will exalt. |
| 8In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs. | 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. |
| 9As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob, | 9But as for me, I will declare forever, singing praise to the God of Jacob. |
| 10who says, "I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up." | 10I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. |
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