| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 1For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. | 1My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance. |
| 2Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. | 2He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me. |
| 3How long will you assault me? Would all of you throw me down-- this leaning wall, this tottering fence? | 3How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence? |
| 4Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. | 4They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude |
| 5Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. | 5My soul, be quiet before God, for from him comes my hope. |
| 6Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. | 6He alone is my rock, my deliverance, and my high tower; nothing will shake me. |
| 7My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. | 7I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God. |
| 8Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. | 8People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude |
| 9Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. | 9Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing. |
| 10Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. | 10Don't trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it. |
| 11One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: "Power belongs to you, God, | 11God spoke once, but I heard it twice, "Power belongs to God." |
| 12and with you, Lord, is unfailing love"; and, "You reward everyone according to what they have done." | 12Also to you, Lord, belongs gracious love, because you reward each person according to what he does. |
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