Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
1 `The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.
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LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2 Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
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or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
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LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—
4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
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if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—
5 An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.
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then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.
6 Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:
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Arise, LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
7 And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,
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Let the assembled peoples gather around you, while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8 Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
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Let the LORD judge the peoples. Vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
9 Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
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Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
10 My shield [is] on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!
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My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God [is] a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.
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God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
12 If [one] turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden -- He prepareth it,
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If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
13 Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.
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He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14 Lo, he travaileth [with] iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.
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Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
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Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
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The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!
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I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.
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