New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; | 1A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise Yahweh, to sing praise to Your name, Most High, |
2To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, | 2to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night, |
3On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound. | 3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. |
4For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. | 4For You have made me rejoice, LORD, by what You have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands. |
5O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. | 5How magnificent are Your works, LORD, how profound Your thoughts! |
6A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this. | 6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: |
7When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever. | 7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. |
8But You, LORD, are on high forevermore. | 8But You, LORD, are exalted forever. |
9For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. | 9For indeed, LORD, Your enemies-- indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
10But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. | 10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with oil. |
11My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; My ears hear my desire on the wicked Who rise up against me. | 11My eyes look down on my enemies; my ears hear evildoers when they attack me. |
12The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. |
13Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. |
14They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, | 14They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, |
15To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. | 15to declare: "The LORD is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." |
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