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1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: 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, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
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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 wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to 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 devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor 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 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches 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 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
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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 Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your 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 are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
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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 You is the fountain of life; In Your light 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 Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in 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 pride come against me, And let not 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 workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.
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12 See how the evildoers lie fallen-- thrown down, not able to rise!
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
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) |
