| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; | 1A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day. It is fitting to thank the LORD, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One! |
| 2To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, | 2It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night, |
| 3On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound. | 3to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp. |
| 4For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. | 4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done. |
| 5O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. | 5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate! |
| 6A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this. | 6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. |
| 7When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever. | 7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated. |
| 8But You, LORD, are on high forevermore. | 8But you, O LORD, reign forever! |
| 9For behold, Your enemies, O LORD, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. | 9Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered! |
| 10But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. | 10You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil. |
| 11My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies; My ears hear my desire on the wicked Who rise up against me. | 11I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. |
| 12The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. |
| 13Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the LORD's house, they grow in the courts of our God. |
| 14They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, | 14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. |
| 15To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. | 15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair. |
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