| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; | 1A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, |
| 2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, | 2proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, |
| 3to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. | 3to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. |
| 4For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. | 4For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. |
| 5How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep! | 5How great are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts! |
| 6The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: | 6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, |
| 7that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; | 7that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. |
| 8but you, O LORD, are on high forever. | 8But you, LORD, are forever exalted. |
| 9For behold, your enemies, O LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered. | 9For surely your enemies, LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
| 10But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil. | 10You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me. |
| 11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants. | 11My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes. |
| 12The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; |
| 13They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. | 13planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. |
| 14They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, | 14They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, |
| 15to declare that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. | 15proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." |
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