| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | 1To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. |
| 2He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. | 2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. |
| 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 ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as 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 consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. |
| 5My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. | 5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation 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: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. |
| 7In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. | 7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in 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; ye 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. | 9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. |
| 10Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them. | 10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. |
| 11God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God. | 11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. |
| 12Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. | 12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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