1 {To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.Transgression speaks to the ungodly within (a)his heart;There is (A)no fear of God before his eyes.
1 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.} The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
1 For the choir director. A psalm of David, the Lord’s servant.An oracle within my heartconcerning the transgression of the wicked person:There is no dread of God before his eyes,(A)
1 An oracle that came to me about the transgressions of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until his abominable sin be found out.
2 For (b)it (B)flatters him in his own eyesConcerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
2 He flatters himself too much to discover his transgression and hate it.
3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.
3 The (C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;He has (D)ceased to (c)be wise and to do good.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
3 The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;(C)he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.(D)
3 The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.
4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.
4 He (E)plans wickedness upon his bed;He sets himself on a (F)path that is not good;He (G)does not despise evil.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
4 Even on his bed he makes malicious plans.(E)He sets himself on a path that is not goodand does not reject evil.(F)
4 He devises iniquity on his bed and is determined to follow a path that is not good. He does not resist evil.
6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains; thy judgments are like the great deep. Thou, LORD, shalt save both man and beast.
6 Your (I)righteousness is like the (e)mountains of God;Your (J)judgments are like a great deep.O Lord, You (K)preserve man and beast.
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;Your judgments, like the deepest sea.(H)Lord, You preserve man and beast.(I)
6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.
7 How excellent is thy mercy, O God! And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
7 How (L)precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!And the children of men (M)take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
7 How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and thou shalt give them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
8 They (N)drink their fill of the (f)abundance of Your house;And You give them to drink of the (O)river of Your delights.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
8 They are filled from the abundance of Your house;You let them drink from Your refreshing stream,(K)
8 They are refreshed from the abundance of your house; You cause them to drink from the river of your pleasures.
10 O spread forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.
10 O continue Your lovingkindness to (Q)those who know You,And Your (R)righteousness to the upright in heart.
10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
10 Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.(N)
10 Send forth your gracious love to those who know you, and your righteousness to those who are upright in heart.
11 O let not the foot of pride overtake me; O let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.
11 Let not the foot of pride come upon me,And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near meor the hand of the wicked one drive me away.(O)
11 Do not let the foot of the proud crush me; and do not let the hand of the wicked dissuade me.
12 There are they fallen, all that work wickedness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
12 There, those who do evil have fallen; They have been thrown down, and they cannot get up. Davidic
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