The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 For the leader. By David, the servant of ADONAI: Crime speaks to the wicked. I perceive this in my heart; before his eyes there is no fear of God.
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<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
2 For, the way he sees it, crime makes his life easy that is, until his wrongs are discovered; then, he is hated.
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For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
3 His words are wrong and deceitful; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
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In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.
4 He devises trouble as he lies in bed; so set is he on his own bad way that he doesn't hate evil.
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He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.
5 ADONAI, in the heavens is your grace; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
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Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, your judgments are like the great deep. You save man and beast, ADONAI.
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Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.
7 How precious, God, is your grace! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings,
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How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
8 they feast on the rich bounty of your house, and you have them drink from the stream of your delights.
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The delights of your house will be showered on them; you will give them drink from the river of your pleasures.
9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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For with you is the fountain of life: in your light we will see light.
10 Continue your grace to those who know you and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Don't let the foot of the proud tread on me or the hands of the wicked drive me away.
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Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.
12 There they lie fallen, those evildoers, flung down and unable to rise.
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There the workers of evil have come down: they have been made low, and will not be lifted up.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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