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1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
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1 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
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2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
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2 For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin.
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3 The words of his mouth are mischief and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
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3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good.
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4 He plots mischief while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he spurns not evil.
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4 Even on his bed he plots evil; he commits himself to a sinful course and does not reject what is wrong.
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5 Thy steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, thy faithfulness to the clouds.
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5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.
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6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God, thy judgments are like the great deep; man and beast thou savest, O LORD.
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6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
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7 How precious is thy steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of thy wings.
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7 How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
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8 They feast on the abundance of thy house, and thou givest them drink from the river of thy delights.
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8 They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights.
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9 For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light do we see light.
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9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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10 O continue thy steadfast love to those who know thee, and thy salvation to the upright of heart!
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10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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11 Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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12 There the evildoers lie prostrate, they are thrust down, unable to rise.
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12 See how the evildoers lie fallen-- thrown down, not able to rise!
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
