| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. | 1Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song. Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. |
| 2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. | 2O Israel, rejoice in your Maker. O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King. |
| 3Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. | 3Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp. |
| 4For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. | 4For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. |
| 5Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds. | 5Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. |
| 6May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands, | 6Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands— |
| 7to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, | 7to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, |
| 8to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, | 8to bind their kings with shackles and their leaders with iron chains, |
| 9to carry out the sentence written against them-- this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the LORD. | 9to execute the judgment written against them. This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones. Praise the LORD! |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | 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. |
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