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1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness.
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1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
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2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
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2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
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3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead.
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3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those long dead.
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4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.
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4 So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
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5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.
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5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
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6 I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
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6 I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. "Selah"
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7 Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
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7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
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8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
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8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
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9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; In You I take shelter.
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9 Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD, for I hide myself in you.
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10 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
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10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
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11 Revive me, O Lord, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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11 For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
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12 In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.
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12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
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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) |
