| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm. Listen to my words, LORD; consider my sighing. | 1For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, LORD! Carefully consider my complaint! |
| 2Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to You. | 2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you! |
| 3At daybreak, LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly. | 3LORD, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer. |
| 4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You. | 4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you. |
| 5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers. | 5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly. |
| 6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery. | 6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people. |
| 7But I enter Your house by the abundance of Your faithful love; I bow down toward Your holy temple in reverential awe of You. | 7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you. |
| 8 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my adversaries; make Your way straight before me. | 8LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me! |
| 9For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues. | 9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it. |
| 10Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against You. | 10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you. |
| 11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them shout for joy forever. May You shelter them, and may those who love Your name boast about You. | 11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice! |
| 12For You, LORD, bless the righteous one; You surround him with favor like a shield. | 12Certainly you reward the godly, LORD. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor. |
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