| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great. | 1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. |
| 2His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. | 2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. |
| 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. | 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah |
| 4You are radiant with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. | 4Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains full of prey. |
| 5The valiant lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands. | 5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands. |
| 6At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still. | 6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned. |
| 7It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry? | 7But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? |
| 8From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet-- | 8From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, |
| 9when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. | 9when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah |
| 10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained. | 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt. |
| 11Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. | 11Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared, |
| 12He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth. | 12who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth. |
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