| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1O LORD, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning. | 1For the choir director: with the flutes. A Davidic psalm. Listen to my words, LORD; consider my sighing. |
| 2Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you. | 2Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to You. |
| 3Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. | 3At daybreak, LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly. |
| 4O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked. | 4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You. |
| 5Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you hate all who do evil. | 5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers. |
| 6You will destroy those who tell lies. The LORD detests murderers and deceivers. | 6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery. |
| 7Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe. | 7But I enter Your house by the abundance of Your faithful love; I bow down toward Your holy temple in reverential awe of You. |
| 8Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. | 8 LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my adversaries; make Your way straight before me. |
| 9My enemies cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others. Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with flattery. | 9For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues. |
| 10O God, declare them guilty. Let them be caught in their own traps. Drive them away because of their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. | 10Punish them, God; let them fall by their own schemes. Drive them out because of their many crimes, for they rebel against You. |
| 11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy. | 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. |
| 12For you bless the godly, O LORD; you surround them with your shield of love. | 12For You, LORD, bless the righteous one; You surround him with favor like a shield. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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