| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. | 1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! |
| 2May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. | 2May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion! |
| 3May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. | 3May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah |
| 4May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. | 4May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans! |
| 5May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests. | 5May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions! |
| 6Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. | 6Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. |
| 7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. | 7Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. |
| 8They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. | 8They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright. |
| 9LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us when we call! | 9O LORD, save the king! May he answer us when we call. |
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