New Revised Standard NRS
The Message Bible MSG
1 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes.
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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 For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
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He has smooth-talked himself into believing That his evil will never be noticed.
3 The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit; they have ceased to act wisely and do good.
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Words gutter from his mouth, dishwater dirty. Can't remember when he did anything decent.
4 They plot mischief while on their beds; they are set on a way that is not good; they do not reject 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 steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
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God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic,
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans 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 steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge 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 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your 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 with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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You're a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light.
10 O continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your salvation to the upright of heart!
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Keep on loving your friends; do your work in welcoming hearts.
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant tread on me, or the hand of the wicked drive me away.
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Don't let the bullies kick me around, the moral midgets slap me down.
12 There the evildoers lie prostrate; they are thrust down, unable to rise.
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Send the upstarts sprawling flat on their faces in the mud.
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