| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. | 1We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds. |
| 2God says, “At the time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked. | 2God says, “At the time I have planned, I will bring justice against the wicked. |
| 3When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. Interlude | 3When the earth quakes and its people live in turmoil, I am the one who keeps its foundations firm. Interlude |
| 4“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists! | 4“I warned the proud, ‘Stop your boasting!’ I told the wicked, ‘Don’t raise your fists! |
| 5Don’t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such arrogance.’” | 5Don’t raise your fists in defiance at the heavens or speak with such arrogance.’” |
| 6For no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist. | 6For no one on earth—from east or west, or even from the wilderness— should raise a defiant fist. |
| 7It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. | 7It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall. |
| 8For the LORD holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. | 8For the LORD holds a cup in his hand that is full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours out the wine in judgment, and all the wicked must drink it, draining it to the dregs. |
| 9But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. | 9But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. |
| 10For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.” | 10For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked, but I will increase the power of the godly.” |
| 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. | 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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