| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. | 1Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. |
| 2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. | 2In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. |
| 3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. | 3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. |
| 4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. | 4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil. |
| 5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. | 5Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. |
| 6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. | 6Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD. |
| 7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. | 7How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. |
| 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. | 8You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. |
| 9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. | 9For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. |
| 10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. | 10Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts. |
| 11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. | 11Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around. |
| 12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. | 12Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | 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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