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1 To the Overseer, on `The Hind of the Morning.' -- A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation, The words of my roaring?
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1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
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2 My God, I call by day, and Thou answerest not, And by night, and there is no silence to me.
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2 O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
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3 And Thou [art] holy, Sitting -- the Praise of Israel.
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3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel.
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4 In Thee did our fathers trust -- they trusted, And Thou dost deliver them.
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4 In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
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5 Unto Thee they cried, and were delivered, In Thee they trusted, and were not ashamed.
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5 They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
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6 And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
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6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
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7 All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,
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7 All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
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8 `Roll unto Jehovah, He doth deliver him, He doth deliver him, for he delighted in him.'
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8 "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."
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9 For thou [art] He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother.
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9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast.
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10 On Thee I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of my mother Thou [art] my God.
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10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
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11 Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
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11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
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12 Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
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12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
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13 They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
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13 Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me.
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14 As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.
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14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me.
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15 Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.
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15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
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16 And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.
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16 Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet.
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17 I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me,
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17 I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
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18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
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18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
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19 And Thou, O Jehovah, be not far off, O my strength, to help me haste.
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19 But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
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20 Deliver from the sword my soul, From the paw of a dog mine only one.
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20 Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs.
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21 Save me from the mouth of a lion: -- And -- from the horns of the high places Thou hast answered me!
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21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
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22 I declare Thy name to my brethren, In the midst of the assembly I praise Thee.
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22 I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you.
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23 Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.
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23 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
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24 For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.
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24 For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
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25 Of Thee my praise [is] in the great assembly. My vows I complete before His fearers.
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25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.
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26 The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.
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26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!
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27 Remember and return unto Jehovah, Do all ends of the earth, And before Thee bow themselves, Do all families of the nations,
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27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
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28 For to Jehovah [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
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28 for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
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29 And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.
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29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him-- those who cannot keep themselves alive.
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30 A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
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30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
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31 They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!
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31 They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.
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