| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. | 1LORD, I appeal to you. |
| 2O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not 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. |
| 3Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. | 3No one who waits for you will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced. |
| 4Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. | 4Make your ways known to me, LORD; teach me your paths. |
| 5Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. | 5Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; I wait for you all day long. |
| 6Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. | 6Remember, LORD, your compassion and your faithful love, for they have existed from antiquity. |
| 7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake 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 instructs sinners in the way. | 8The LORD is good and upright; therefore he shows sinners the way. |
| 9He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. | 9He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. |
| 10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. | 10All the LORD's ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees. |
| 11For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great. | 11LORD, for the sake of your name, forgive my iniquity, for it is immense. |
| 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. | 12Who is this person who fears the LORD? He will show him the way he should choose. |
| 13His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. | 13He will live a good life, and his descendants will inherit the land. |
| 14The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. | 14The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he reveals his covenant to them. |
| 15My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. | 15My eyes are always on the LORD, for he will pull my feet out of the net. |
| 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, 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 are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. | 17The distresses of my heart increase; bring me out of my sufferings. |
| 18Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. | 18Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins. |
| 19Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me. | 19Consider my enemies; they are numerous, and they hate me violently. |
| 20Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. | 20Guard me and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. |
| 21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. | 21May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for you. |
| 22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. | 22God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses. |
| ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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