| New Living Translation | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands be glad. | 1The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coasts and islands be glad. |
| 2Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. | 2Clouds and total darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. |
| 3Fire spreads ahead of him and burns up all his foes. | 3Fire goes before him and burns up his foes on every side. |
| 4His lightning flashes out across the world. The earth sees and trembles. | 4His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles. |
| 5The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. | 5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD--at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. |
| 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory. | 6The heavens proclaim his righteousness; all the peoples see his glory. |
| 7Those who worship idols are disgraced— all who brag about their worthless gods— for every god must bow to him. | 7All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame. All the gods must worship him. |
| 8Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the towns of Judah are glad because of your justice, O LORD! | 8Zion hears and is glad, Judah's villages rejoice because of your judgments, LORD. |
| 9For you, O LORD, are supreme over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. | 9For you, LORD, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are exalted above all the gods. |
| 10You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked. | 10You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful ones; he rescues them from the power of the wicked. |
| 11Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. | 11Light dawns for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart. |
| 12May all who are godly rejoice in the LORD and praise his holy name! | 12Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, and give thanks to his holy name. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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