| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul; | 1Davidic. LORD, I turn to You. |
| 2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. | 2My God, I trust in You. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me. |
| 3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced. | 3No one who waits for You will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced. |
| 4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. | 4Make Your ways known to me, LORD; teach me Your paths. |
| 5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. | 5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long. |
| 6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. | 6Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithful love, for they have existed from antiquity. |
| 7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. | 7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me because of Your goodness, LORD. |
| 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. | 8The LORD is good and upright; therefore He shows sinners the way. |
| 9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. | 9He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. |
| 10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. | 10All the LORD's ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep His covenant and decrees. |
| 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great. | 11Because of Your name, Yahweh, forgive my sin, for it is great. |
| 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him. | 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will show him the way he should choose. |
| 13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. | 13He will live a good life, and his descendants will inherit the land. |
| 14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. | 14The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them. |
| 15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh. | 15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will pull my feet out of the net. |
| 16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. | 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted. |
| 17The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. | 17The distresses of my heart increase; bring me out of my sufferings. |
| 18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. | 18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. |
| 19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. | 19Consider my enemies; they are numerous, and they hate me violently. |
| 20Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. | 20Guard me and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. |
| 21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You. | 21May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for You. |
| 22Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress. | 22God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses. |
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