Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
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, | 1It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. |
2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night | 2It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening, |
3with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre. | 3accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre. |
4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. | 4You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. |
5How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! | 5O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts. |
6A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, | 6Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this: |
7that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed. | 7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. |
8But You, O LORD, are exalted forever! | 8But you, O LORD, will be exalted forever. |
9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. | 9Your enemies, LORD, will surely 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. | 10But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil. |
11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes. | 11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents. |
12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. | 12But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. |
13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. | 13For they are transplanted to the LORD’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. |
14In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, | 14Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. |
15to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.” | 15They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!” |
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