| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. | 1I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will be in my mouth continuously. |
| 2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. | 2My soul will glorify the LORD; the humble will hear about it and rejoice. |
| 3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. | 3Magnify the LORD with me! Let us lift up his name together! |
| 4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. | 4I sought the LORD and he answered me; he delivered me from all of my fears. |
| 5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. | 5Look to him and be radiant; and you will not be ashamed. |
| 6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. | 6This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered him from all of his distress. |
| 7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. | 7The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them. |
| 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. | 8Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him! |
| 9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. | 9Fear the LORD, you holy ones of his; for those who fear him lack nothing. |
| 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. | 10Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing. |
| 11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | 11Come, children, listen to me, and I will teach you the fear of the LORD. |
| 12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? | 12Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good? |
| 13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. | 13Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies. |
| 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. | 14Avoid evil and do good! Seek peace and pursue it! |
| 15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. | 15The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries. |
| 16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | 16The face of the LORD is set against those who do evil, and he will remove people's recollection of them from the earth. |
| 17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. | 17The LORD hears those who cry out, and he delivers them from all their distress. |
| 18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. | 18The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, and he delivers those whose spirit has been crushed. |
| 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. | 19A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all. |
| 20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. | 20God protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. |
| 21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. | 21Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be held guilty. |
| 22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. | 22The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. |
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