| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. | 1For the choir director. A psalm of David, the LORD's servant. An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: There is no dread of God before his eyes, |
| 2For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it. | 2for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to discover and hate his sin. |
| 3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. | 3The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good. |
| 4He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil. | 4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good and does not reject evil. |
| 5Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. | 5 LORD, Your faithful love reaches to heaven, Your faithfulness to the clouds. |
| 6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. | 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments, like the deepest sea. LORD, You preserve man and beast. |
| 7How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. | 7God, Your faithful love is so valuable that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. |
| 8They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You give them to drink of the river of Your delights. | 8They are filled from the abundance of Your house; You let them drink from Your refreshing stream, |
| 9For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light. | 9for with You is life's fountain. In Your light we will see light. |
| 10O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. | 10Spread Your faithful love over those who know You, and Your righteousness over the upright in heart. |
| 11Let not the foot of pride come upon me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. | 11Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me or the hand of the wicked one drive me away. |
| 12There the doers of iniquity have fallen; They have been thrust down and cannot rise. | 12There the evildoers fall; they have been thrown down and cannot rise. |
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