| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. | 1Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. |
| 2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. | 2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. |
| 3For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | 3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. |
| 4For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm. | 4For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek. |
| 5They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men. | 5They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. |
| 6Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment. | 6Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. |
| 7Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish. | 7Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. |
| 8They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily. | 8They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. |
| 9They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth. | 9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth. |
| 10Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them. | 10Therefore his people turn back to them, and find no fault in them. |
| 11And they say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?” | 11And they say, “How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” |
| 12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches. | 12Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. |
| 13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence. | 13All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. |
| 14For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning. | 14For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning. |
| 15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. | 15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. |
| 16When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me— | 16But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, |
| 17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end. | 17until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. |
| 18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. | 18Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. |
| 19Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. | 19How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors! |
| 20As a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image. | 20Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. |
| 21Thus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind. | 21When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, |
| 22I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You. | 22I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. |
| 23Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. | 23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. |
| 24You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. | 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. |
| 25Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. | 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. |
| 26My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| 27For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. | 27For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. |
| 28But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, That I may declare all Your works. | 28But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. |
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