| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | 1For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
| 2He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. | 2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. |
| 3How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. | 3How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? |
| 4They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah | 4They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah |
| 5My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. | 5For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. |
| 6He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. | 6He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. |
| 7In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. | 7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. |
| 8Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah | 8Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah |
| 9Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor. | 9Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath. |
| 10Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them. | 10Put no trust in extortion; set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them. |
| 11God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. | 11Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, |
| 12Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. | 12and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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