| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful. | 1Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. |
| 2Praise the LORD with the lyre; make music to him with a ten-stringed harp. | 2Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. |
| 3Sing a new song to him; play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout. | 3Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. |
| 4For the word of the LORD is right, and all his work is trustworthy. | 4For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does. |
| 5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the LORD's unfailing love. | 5He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth. |
| 6The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth. | 6The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. |
| 7He gathers the water of the sea into a heap; he puts the depths into storehouses. | 7He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. |
| 8Let the whole earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. | 8Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him. |
| 9For he spoke, and it came into being; he commanded, and it came into existence. | 9For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command. |
| 10The LORD frustrates the counsel of the nations; he thwarts the plans of the peoples. | 10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. |
| 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart from generation to generation. | 11But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. |
| 12Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD--the people he has chosen to be his own possession! | 12What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. |
| 13The LORD looks down from heaven; he observes everyone. | 13The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. |
| 14He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from his dwelling place. | 14From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. |
| 15He forms the hearts of them all; he considers all their works. | 15He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do. |
| 16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength. | 16The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior. |
| 17The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. | 17Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you. |
| 18But look, the LORD keeps his eye on those who fear him--those who depend on his faithful love | 18But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. |
| 19to rescue them from death and to keep them alive in famine. | 19He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine. |
| 20We wait for the LORD; he is our help and shield. | 20We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. |
| 21For our hearts rejoice in him because we trust in his holy name. | 21In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. |
| 22May your faithful love rest on us, LORD, for we put our hope in you. | 22Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | 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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