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1 To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.' A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.
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1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack.
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2 My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
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2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride.
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3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
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3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you.
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4 In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
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4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
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5 All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
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5 All day long they twist my words; they are always plotting to harm me.
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6 They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
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6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, eager to take my life.
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7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
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7 On no account let them escape; in your anger, O God, bring down the nations.
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8 You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
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8 Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll-- are they not in your record?
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9 When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
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9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
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10 In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word),
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10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise--
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11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
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12 I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
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13 For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
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13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
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) |
