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