New Living Translation | International Standard Version |
1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praise to your name, Most High; |
2It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, | 2to proclaim your gracious love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, |
3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. | 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp. |
4You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. | 4Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands. |
5O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. | 5How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable. |
6Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this: | 6A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this: |
7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. | 7Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed. |
8But you, O LORD, will be exalted forever. | 8But you are exalted forever, LORD. |
9Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered. |
10But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. | 10You've grown my strength like the horn of a wild ox; I was anointed with fresh oil. |
11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. | 11My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear. |
12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. | 12The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. |
13For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God. |
14Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. | 14They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green. |
15They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!” | 15They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice." |
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. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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