GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 O God, save me by your name, and defend me with your might.
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Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
2 O God, hear my prayer, and open your ears to the words from my mouth.
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Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
3 Strangers have attacked me. Ruthless people seek my life. They do not think about God. Selah
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Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me— people without regard for God.
4 God is my helper! The Lord is the provider for my life.
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Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
5 My enemies spy on me. Pay them back with evil. Destroy them with your truth!
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Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
6 I will make a sacrifice to you along with a freewill offering. I will give thanks to your good name, O LORD.
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I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, LORD, for it is good.
7 Your name rescues me from every trouble. My eyes will gloat over my enemies.
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You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
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