| New Living Translation | NET Bible |
| 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the 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! |
| 2It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, | 2It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night, |
| 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. | 3to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, to the accompaniment of the meditative tone of the harp. |
| 4You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. | 4For you, O LORD, have made me happy by your work. I will sing for joy because of what you have done. |
| 5O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. | 5How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate! |
| 6Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this: | 6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. |
| 7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will 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, O LORD, will be exalted forever. | 8But you, O LORD, reign forever! |
| 9Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9Indeed, look at your enemies, O LORD! Indeed, look at how your enemies perish! All the evildoers are scattered! |
| 10But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. | 10You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil. |
| 11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. | 11I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. |
| 12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. | 12The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. |
| 13For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the LORD's house, they grow in the courts of our God. |
| 14Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. | 14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. |
| 15They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!” | 15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair. |
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