New Living Translation NLT
The Message Bible MSG
1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.
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The God-rebel tunes in to sedition - all ears, eager to sin. He has no regard for God, he stands insolent before him.
2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
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He has smooth-talked himself into believing That his evil will never be noticed.
3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
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Words gutter from his mouth, dishwater dirty. Can't remember when he did anything decent.
4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.
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Every time he goes to bed, he fathers another evil plot. When he's loose on the streets, nobody's safe. He plays with fire and doesn't care who gets burned.
5 Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
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God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic,
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O LORD .
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His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.
7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.
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How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings,
8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights.
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To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water.
9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.
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You're a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.
10 Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.
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Keep on loving your friends; do your work in welcoming hearts.
11 Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
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Don't let the bullies kick me around, the moral midgets slap me down.
12 Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again.
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Send the upstarts sprawling flat on their faces in the mud.
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