| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. | 1Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful. |
| 2Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. | 2Praise the LORD with the lyre; make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp. |
| 3Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. | 3Sing a new song to Him; play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout. |
| 4For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does. | 4For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is trustworthy. |
| 5He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth. | 5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the LORD's unfailing love. |
| 6The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. | 6The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth. |
| 7He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. | 7He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses. |
| 8Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him. | 8Let the whole earth tremble before the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. |
| 9For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command. | 9For He spoke, and it came into being; He commanded, and it came into existence. |
| 10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. | 10The LORD frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples. |
| 11But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. | 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation. |
| 12What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. | 12Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh-- the people He has chosen to be His own possession! |
| 13The LORD looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. | 13The LORD looks down from heaven; He observes everyone. |
| 14From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. | 14He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth from His dwelling place. |
| 15He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do. | 15He alone shapes their hearts; He considers all their works. |
| 16The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior. | 16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength. |
| 17Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you. | 17The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power. |
| 18But the LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. | 18Now the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him-- those who depend on His faithful love |
| 19He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine. | 19to deliver them from death and to keep them alive in famine. |
| 20We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. | 20We wait for Yahweh; He is our help and shield. |
| 21In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. | 21For our hearts rejoice in Him because we trust in His holy name. |
| 22Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone. | 22May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh, for we put our hope in You. |
| 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. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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