| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Praise of David. I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | 1A Davidic hymn. I exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever. |
| 2Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. | 2I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever. |
| 3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | 3Yahweh is great and is highly praised; His greatness is unsearchable. |
| 4One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. | 4One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts. |
| 5I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works. | 5I will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty and Your wonderful works. |
| 6Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness. | 6They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts, and I will declare Your greatness. |
| 7They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness. | 7They will give a testimony of Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. |
| 8The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. | 8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love. |
| 9The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. | 9The LORD is good to everyone; His compassion rests on all He has made. |
| 10All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, And Your saints shall bless You. | 10All You have made will thank You, LORD; the godly will praise You. |
| 11They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power, | 11They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might, |
| 12To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of His kingdom. | 12informing all people of Your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. |
| 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. | 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; Your rule is for all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions. |
| 14The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. | 14The LORD helps all who fall; He raises up all who are oppressed. |
| 15The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season. | 15All eyes look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. |
| 16You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. | 16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. |
| 17The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. | 17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts. |
| 18The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. | 18The LORD is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to Him with integrity. |
| 19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. | 19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry for help and saves them. |
| 20The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. | 20The LORD guards all those who love Him, but He destroys all the wicked. |
| 21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever. | 21My mouth will declare Yahweh's praise; let every living thing praise His holy name forever and ever. |
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