| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to your name, Most High, |
| 2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, | 2to declare your faithful love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, |
| 3to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. | 3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. |
| 4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. | 4For you have made me rejoice, LORD, by what you have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of your hands. |
| 5How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep! | 5How magnificent are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts! |
| 6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: | 6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: |
| 7that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; | 7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. |
| 8but you, O LORD, are on high forever. | 8But you, LORD, are exalted forever. |
| 9For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered. | 9For indeed, LORD, your enemies--indeed, your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
| 10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil. | 10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with the finest oil. |
| 11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. | 11My eyes look at my enemies; when evildoers rise against me, my ears hear them. |
| 12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. |
| 13They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. |
| 14They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, | 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." |
| ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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