| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. |
| 2For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates. | 2In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. |
| 3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. | 3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. |
| 4He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil. | 4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil. |
| 5Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. | 5Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. |
| 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 mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. |
| 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 unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter 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. | 8You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. |
| 9For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. | 9For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. |
| 10Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. | 10Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts. |
| 11Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. | 11Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around. |
| 12There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise. | 12Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | 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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