King James Version KJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
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It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High.
2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
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It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening,
3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
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accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, a harp, and the melody of a lyre.
4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
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You thrill me, LORD, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done.
5 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
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O LORD, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.
6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
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Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:
7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
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Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
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But you, O LORD, will be exalted forever.
9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
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Your enemies, LORD, will surely perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil.
11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
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My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the defeat of my wicked opponents.
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
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For they are transplanted to the LORD ’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
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Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.
15 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
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They will declare, “The LORD is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”
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