| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. | 1My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! |
| 2Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. | 2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! |
| 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. | 3I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. |
| 4For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds. | 4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. |
| 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth; | 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! |
| 6That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me. | 6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me! |
| 7God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth. | 7God has promised in his holiness: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth. |
| 8Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver. | 8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter. |
| 9Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Over Philistia I will triumph.” | 9Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” |
| 10Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom? | 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? |
| 11Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? | 11Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies. |
| 12Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. | 12Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! |
| 13Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies. | 13With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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