| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. | 1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. |
| 2In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion. | 2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. |
| 3There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle. Selah | 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah |
| 4You are more glorious and excellent Than the mountains of prey. | 4Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains full of prey. |
| 5The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands. | 5The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil; they sank into sleep; all the men of war were unable to use their hands. |
| 6At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep. | 6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned. |
| 7You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry? | 7But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? |
| 8You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still, | 8From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, |
| 9When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah | 9when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah |
| 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself. | 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt. |
| 11Make vows to the LORD your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared. | 11Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared, |
| 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth. | 12who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth. |
| 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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