| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1To the Chief Musician. [i]A Psalm[/i] of David the servant of the LORD. An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. |
| 2For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates. | 2For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it. |
| 3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. | 3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. |
| 4He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil. | 4He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil. |
| 5Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. | 5Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. |
| 6Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O LORD, You preserve man and beast. | 6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. |
| 7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. | 7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. |
| 8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. | 8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. |
| 9For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. | 9For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. |
| 10Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. | 10O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. |
| 11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. | 11Let not the foot of pride come upon me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. |
| 12There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise. | 12There the doers of iniquity have fallen; They have been thrust down and cannot rise. |
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