I included the New Living Translation in this list. The NLT does a fantastic job in clarifying difficult passages. But one has to be careful using the NLT. Please read my review on this Bible translation.
The Evangelical Heritage Version, while I have misgivings about translations done solely by one denomination (the EHV was done by Lutherans), I have found many wonderfully accurate renderings in the text, and I have found the EHV very enlightening. I would still, to be safe, compare it to two other versions, the NKJV and the Legacy Standard Bible, as the EHV uses both the traditional and modern Greek text. As always, pay attention to the footnotes in a BIble translation; they are there for a reason!
While the New Revised Standard Version is used by many in academic circles, I believe that NRSV bows down to modern culture and attempts to be politically correct.