| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. With flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation. | 1For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, LORD! Carefully consider my complaint! |
| 2Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray. | 2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you! |
| 3My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. | 3LORD, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer. |
| 4For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You. | 4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you. |
| 5The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity. | 5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly. |
| 6You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. | 6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people. |
| 7But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple. | 7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you. |
| 8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face. | 8LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me! |
| 9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue. | 9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it. |
| 10Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You. | 10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you. |
| 11But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. | 11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice! |
| 12For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. | 12Certainly you reward the godly, LORD. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor. |
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