| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever. | 1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever. |
| 2Jerusalem--the mountains surround her. And the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forever. | 2Jerusalem--the mountains surround her. And the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forever. |
| 3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice. | 3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice. |
| 4Do what is good, LORD, to the good, to those whose hearts are upright. | 4Do what is good, LORD, to the good, to those whose hearts are upright. |
| 5But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel. | 5But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel. |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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