| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise. | 1Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. |
| 2Give thanks to the LORD with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument! | 2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. |
| 3Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him! | 3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. |
| 4For the LORD's decrees are just, and everything he does is fair. | 4For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. |
| 5The LORD promotes equity and justice; the LORD's faithfulness extends throughout the earth. | 5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. |
| 6By the LORD's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. | 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
| 7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses. | 7He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. |
| 8Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him! | 8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. |
| 9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm. | 9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. |
| 10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples. | 10The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. |
| 11The LORD's decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages. | 11But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. |
| 12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. | 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. |
| 13The LORD watches from heaven; he sees all people. | 13From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; |
| 14From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth's inhabitants. | 14from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-- |
| 15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions. | 15he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. |
| 16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might. | 16No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. |
| 17A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver. | 17A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. |
| 18Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness | 18But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, |
| 19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine. | 19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. |
| 20We wait for the LORD; he is our deliverer and shield. | 20We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. |
| 21For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name. | 21In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. |
| 22May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you. | 22May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you. |
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