| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. | 1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. Salvation is established as walls and ramparts. |
| 2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. | 2Open the gates so a righteous nation can come in--one that remains faithful. |
| 3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. | 3You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you. |
| 4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: | 4Trust in the LORD forever, because in the LORD, the LORD himself, is an everlasting rock! |
| 5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. | 5For he has humbled those who live in lofty places--an inaccessible city. He brings it down; he brings it down to the ground; he throws it to the dust. |
| 6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. | 6Feet trample it, the feet of the humble, the steps of the poor. |
| 7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. | 7The path of the righteous is level; you clear a straight path for the righteous. |
| 8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. | 8Yes, LORD, we wait for you in the path of your judgments. Our desire is for your name and renown. |
| 9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. | 9I long for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks you, for when your judgments are in the land, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. |
| 10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. | 10But if the wicked man is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness. In a righteous land he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the LORD. |
| 11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. | 11LORD, your hand is lifted up to take action, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let fire consume your adversaries. |
| 12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. | 12LORD, you will establish peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us. |
| 13O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. | 13LORD our God, lords other than you have owned us, but we remember your name alone. |
| 14They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish. | 14The dead do not live; departed spirits do not rise up. Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them; you have wiped out all memory of them. |
| 15Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. | 15You have added to the nation, LORD. You have added to the nation; you are honored. You have expanded all the borders of the land. |
| 16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. | 16LORD, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them. |
| 17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. | 17As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so we were before you, LORD. |
| 18We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. | 18We became pregnant, we writhed in pain; we gave birth to wind. We have won no victories on earth, and the earth's inhabitants have not fallen. |
| 19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. | 19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For you will be covered with the morning dew, and the earth will bring out the departed spirits. |
| 20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. | 20Go, my people, enter your rooms and close your doors behind you. Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed. |
| 21For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. | 21For look, the LORD is coming from his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal the blood shed on it and will no longer conceal her slain. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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