| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. | 1Rejoice in the LORD, righteous ones; for the praise of the upright is beautiful. |
| 2Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. | 2With the lyre, give thanks to the LORD; with the ten stringed harp, play music to him; |
| 3Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. | 3with a new song, sing to him; with shouts of joy, play skillfully. |
| 4For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth. | 4For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his works are done in faithfulness. |
| 5He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. | 5He loves righteousness and justice; the world is filled with the gracious love of the LORD. |
| 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. | 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; all the heavenly bodies by the breath of his mouth. |
| 7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses. | 7He gathered the oceans into a single place; he put the deep water into storehouses. |
| 8Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. | 8Let all the world fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him; |
| 9For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. | 9because he spoke and it came to be, because he commanded, it stood firm. |
| 10The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. | 10The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of peoples. |
| 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations. | 11But the LORD's counsel stands firm forever, the plans in his mind for all generations. |
| 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. | 12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen as his own inheritance. |
| 13The LORD looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. | 13When the LORD looks down from heaven, he observes every human being. |
| 14From the place of His dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of the earth; | 14From his dwelling place, he looks down on all the inhabitants of the earth. |
| 15He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works. | 15He formed the hearts of them all; he understands everything they do. |
| 16No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. | 16A king is not saved by a large army; a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength. |
| 17A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. | 17It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver. |
| 18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy, | 18Indeed, the LORD watches those who fear him; those who trust in his gracious love |
| 19To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. | 19to deliver them from death; to keep them alive in times of famine. |
| 20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. | 20We wait on the LORD; he is our help and our shield. |
| 21For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. | 21Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him, because we have placed our trust in his holy name. |
| 22Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. | 22LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
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