| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! | 1In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. |
| 2May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! | 2May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem. |
| 3May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah | 3May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude |
| 4May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! | 4May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed. |
| 5May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions! | 5May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. May the LORD answer all your prayers. |
| 6Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. | 6Now I know that the LORD rescues his anointed king. He will answer him from his holy heaven and rescue him by his great power. |
| 7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. | 7Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD our God. |
| 8They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright. | 8Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm. |
| 9O LORD, save the king! May he answer us when we call. | 9Give victory to our king, O LORD! Answer our cry for help. |
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