Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, | 1A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise Yahweh, to sing praise to Your name, Most High, |
2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night | 2to declare Your faithful love in the morning and Your faithfulness at night, |
3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre. | 3with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. |
4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. | 4For You have made me rejoice, LORD, by what You have done; I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands. |
5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! | 5How magnificent are Your works, LORD, how profound Your thoughts! |
6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, | 6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this: |
7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. | 7though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be eternally destroyed. |
8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! | 8But You, LORD, are exalted forever. |
9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9For indeed, LORD, Your enemies-- indeed, Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. |
10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed. | 10You have lifted up my horn like that of a wild ox; I have been anointed with oil. |
11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes. | 11My eyes look down on my enemies; my ears hear evildoers when they attack me. |
12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. |
13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. | 13Planted in the house of the LORD, they thrive in the courts of our God. |
14In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, | 14They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, |
15to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.” | 15to declare: "The LORD is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him." |
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