| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. | 1For the choir director. A psalm of David, the LORD's servant. An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: There is no dread of God before his eyes, |
| 2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. | 2for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to discover and hate his sin. |
| 3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. | 3The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good. |
| 4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. | 4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil. |
| 5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. | 5 LORD, Your faithful love reaches to heaven, Your faithfulness to the clouds. |
| 6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. | 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments, like the deepest sea. LORD, You preserve man and beast. |
| 7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. | 7God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. |
| 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. | 8They are filled from the abundance of Your house; You let them drink from Your refreshing stream, |
| 9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. | 9for with You is life's fountain. In Your light we will see light. |
| 10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. | 10Spread Your faithful love over those who know You, and Your righteousness over the upright in heart. |
| 11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. | 11Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me or the hand of the wicked one drive me away. |
| 12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. | 12There the evildoers fall; they have been thrown down and cannot rise. |
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