| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise. | 1Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. |
| 2Give thanks to the LORD with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument! | 2Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! |
| 3Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him! | 3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. |
| 4For the LORD's decrees are just, and everything he does is fair. | 4For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| 5The LORD promotes equity and justice; the LORD's faithfulness extends throughout the earth. | 5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. |
| 6By the LORD's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. | 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. |
| 7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses. | 7He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. |
| 8Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him! | 8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! |
| 9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm. | 9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. |
| 10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples. | 10The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. |
| 11The LORD's decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages. | 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. |
| 12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. | 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! |
| 13The LORD watches from heaven; he sees all people. | 13The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; |
| 14From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants. | 14from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, |
| 15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions. | 15he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. |
| 16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might. | 16The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. |
| 17A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver. | 17The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. |
| 18Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness | 18Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, |
| 19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine. | 19that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. |
| 20We wait for the LORD; he is our deliverer and shield. | 20Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. |
| 21For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name. | 21For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. |
| 22May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you. | 22Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
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