| Christian Standard Bible | Berean Standard Bible |
| 1An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked person: Dread of God has no effect on him. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes. |
| 2For with his flattering opinion of himself, he does not discover and hate his iniquity. | 2For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin. |
| 3The words from his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good. | 3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. |
| 4Even on his bed he makes malicious plans. He sets himself on a path that is not good, and he does not reject evil. | 4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil. |
| 5LORD, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds. | 5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. |
| 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your judgments like the deepest sea. LORD, you preserve people and animals. | 6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. |
| 7How priceless your faithful love is, God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. | 7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! |
| 8They are filled from the abundance of your house. You let them drink from your refreshing stream. | 8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. |
| 9For the wellspring of life is with you. By means of your light we see light. | 9For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. |
| 10Spread your faithful love over those who know you, and your righteousness over the upright in heart. | 10Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart. |
| 11Do not let the foot of the arrogant come near me or the hand of the wicked drive me away. | 11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. |
| 12There! The evildoers have fallen. They have been thrown down and cannot rise. | 12There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. |
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