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1 For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David: Listen, God, to my prayer! Don't hide yourself from my plea!
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1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
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2 Pay attention to me, and answer me! I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint, I shudder
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2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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3 at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress; for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me.
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3 at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.
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4 My heart within me is pounding in anguish, the terrors of death press down on me,
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4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
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5 fear and trembling overwhelm me, horror covers me.
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5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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6 I said, "I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I could fly away and be at rest.
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6 I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--
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7 Yes, I would flee to a place far off, I would stay in the desert. (Selah)
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7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert; "Selah"
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8 I would quickly find me a shelter from the raging wind and storm."
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8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
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9 Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech! For I see violence and fighting in the city.
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9 Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
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10 Day and night they go about its walls; within are malice and mischief.
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10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
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11 Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never leave its streets.
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11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
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12 For it was not an enemy who insulted me; if it had been, I could have borne it. It was not my adversary who treated me with scorn; if it had been, I could have hidden myself.
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12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.
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13 But it was you, a man of my own kind, my companion, whom I knew well.
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13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
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14 We used to share our hearts with each other; in the house of God we walked with the crowd.
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14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
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15 May he put death on them; let them go down alive to Sh'ol; for evil is in their homes and also in their hearts.
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15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.
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16 But I will call on God, and ADONAI will save me.
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16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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17 Evening, morning and noon I complain and moan; but he hears my voice.
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17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
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18 He redeems me and gives me peace, so that no one can come near me. For there were many who fought me.
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18 He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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19 God will hear and will humble them, yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah) For they never change, and they don't fear God.
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19 God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- "Selah" men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.
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20 [My companion] attacked those who were at peace with him; he broke his solemn word.
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20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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21 What he said sounded smoother than butter, but his heart was at war. His words seemed more soothing than oil, but in fact they were sharp swords.
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21 His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
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22 Unload your burden on ADONAI, and he will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
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22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
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23 But you will bring them down, God, into the deepest pit. Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous, will not live out half their days. But for my part, [ADONAI,] I put my trust in you.
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23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
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| Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) |
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