King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
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Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
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Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
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While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
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For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. (Selah)
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
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Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. (Selah)
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
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Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. (Selah)
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
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Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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Many are the torments of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
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