The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
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 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.
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 flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
3 His words are wrong and deceitful; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
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The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do 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 devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor 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; Your faithfulness reaches to 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 great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
7 How precious, God, is your grace! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings,
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How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow 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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They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You 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 see light.
10 Continue your grace to those who know you and your righteousness to the upright in heart.
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Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And 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, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 There they lie fallen, those evildoers, flung down and unable to rise.
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There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.