| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. | 1LORD, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. |
| 2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. | 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary. |
| 3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. | 3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. |
| 4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. | 4Repay them according to what they have done--according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve. |
| 5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. | 5Because they do not consider what the LORD has done or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and not rebuild them. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. | 6Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. |
| 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. | 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song. |
| 8The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. | 8The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. |
| 9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. | 9Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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