GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 There is an inspired truth about the wicked person who has rebellion in the depths of his heart: He is not terrified 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 He flatters himself and does not hate or [even] recognize his guilt.
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For he flatters himself in his own eyes, When he finds out his iniquity and when he hates.
3 The words from his mouth are [nothing but] trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and 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 invents trouble while lying on his bed and chooses to go the wrong direction. He does not reject 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 O LORD, your mercy reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness 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 like the deep ocean. You save people and animals, O LORD.
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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 Your mercy is so precious, O God, that Adam's descendants 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 are refreshed with the rich foods in your house, and you make them drink from the river of your pleasure.
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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 Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. 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 to show your mercy to those who know you and your righteousness to those whose motives are decent.
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Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push 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 Look at the troublemakers who have fallen. They have been pushed down and are unable to stand up again.
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There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.