| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. | 1For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great. |
| 2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. | 2His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. |
| 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah | 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. |
| 4Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains full of prey. | 4You are radiant with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. |
| 5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands. | 5The valiant lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands. |
| 6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned. | 6At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still. |
| 7But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? | 7It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry? |
| 8From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, | 8From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet-- |
| 9when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah | 9when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land. |
| 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt. | 10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained. |
| 11Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared, | 11Make vows to the LORD your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. |
| 12who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth. | 12He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth. |
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