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1 To David, when he changed his mouth, or his word, before Abimelech, and he drove out David, and he went forth. I shall bless the Lord in all time; ever[more] his praising be in my mouth. (To David, when he changed his face, and his words, before Abimelech, who then drove David out, and so he went forth. I shall always bless the Lord; his praises shall be in my mouth forevermore.)
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1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
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2 My soul shall be praised in the Lord; mild men hear, and be glad. (My soul shall have glory in the Lord; let the humble hear, and be glad.)
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2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
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3 Magnify ye the Lord with me; and enhance we his name into itself (and let us exalt his name together).
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3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
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4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me; and he delivered me from all my tribulations (and he rescued, or saved, me, from all of my troubles).
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4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
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5 Nigh ye to him, and be ye lightened (Go ye near to him, and ye shall shine with joy); and your faces shall not be shamed.
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5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
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6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him; and saved him from all his tribulations.
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6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
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7 The angel of the Lord sendeth in the compass of men dreading him; and he shall deliver them. (The angel of the Lord guardeth those who fear him/who revere him; and he rescueth them.)
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7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
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8 Taste ye, and see, for the Lord is sweet; blessed is the man, that hopeth in him. (Taste ye, and see, that the Lord is good; happy is the person, who trusteth in him.)
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8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
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9 All ye holy men of the Lord, dread ye him; for no neediness is to men dreading him. (All ye holy people of the Lord, fear him; for there is no neediness in those who fear him./All ye holy people of the Lord, revere him; for there is no neediness in those who revere him.)
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9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.
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10 Rich men were needy, and were hungry; but men that seek the Lord shall not fail of all good (but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing).
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10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
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11 Come, ye sons, hear ye me; I shall teach you the dread of the Lord. (Come, ye sons and daughters, and listen ye to me; I shall teach you the fear of the Lord/I shall teach you to revere the Lord.)
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11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
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12 Who is the man, that willeth life; that loveth to see good days? (Who is the person who desireth life? who loveth to see good days?)
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12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
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13 Forbid thy tongue from evil; and thy lips speak not guile (and do not let thy lips speak deceitfully).
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13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
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14 Turn thou away from evil, and do good; seek thou peace, and perfectly follow thou it.
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14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
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15 The eyes of the Lord be on just men (The eyes of the Lord be on the righteous); and his ears be to their prayers.
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15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry;
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16 But the cheer of the Lord is on men doing evils; that he lose the mind of them from [the] earth. (But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil; and he shall blot out the memory of them from off the earth.)
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16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
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17 Just men cried [The rightwise cried], and the Lord heard them; and delivered them from all their tribulations (and he rescued, or saved, them from all their troubles).
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17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
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18 The Lord is nigh [to] them that be of troubled heart; and he shall save meek men in spirit. (The Lord is near to those who have a troubled heart; and he saveth those whose spirit is meek, or is humble.)
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18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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19 Many tribulations be of just men; and the Lord shall deliver them from all these. (Many troubles be to the righteous; but the Lord shall rescue, or save, them out of all of them.)
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19 A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
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20 The Lord keepeth all the bones of them; one of those shall not be broken. (The Lord guardeth, or keepeth safe, all their bones; not one of them shall be broken.)
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20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.
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21 The death of sinners is worst; and they that hate a just man shall trespass. (The death of sinners is brought about by the Worst/Evil bringeth about the death of sinners; and those who hate the righteous shall be punished.)
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21 Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
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22 The Lord shall again-buy the souls of his servants; and all, that hope in him, shall not trespass. (But the Lord redeemeth, or ransometh, the souls of his servants; and all who trust in him, shall not go astray.)
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22 The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.
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| Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
