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1 I come to you, Lord, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray!
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1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
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2 Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.
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2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
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3 You are my refuge and defense; guide me and lead me as you have promised.
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3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
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4 Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me; shelter me from danger.
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4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
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5 I place myself in your care. You will save me, Lord; you are a faithful God.
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5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.
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6 You hate those who worship false gods, but I trust in you.
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6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.
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7 I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.
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7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
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8 You have not let my enemies capture me; you have given me freedom to go where I wish.
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8 You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
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9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are tired from so much crying; I am completely worn out.
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9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
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10 I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away.
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10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.
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11 All my enemies, and especially my neighbors, treat me with contempt. Those who know me are afraid of me; when they see me in the street, they run away.
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11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends-- those who see me on the street flee from me.
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12 Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away.
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12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
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13 I hear many enemies whispering; terror is all around me. They are making plans against me, plotting to kill me.
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13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
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14 But my trust is in you, O Lord; you are my God.
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14 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."
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15 I am always in your care; save me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
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15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
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16 Look on your servant with kindness; save me in your constant love.
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16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
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17 I call to you, Lord; don't let me be disgraced. May the wicked be disgraced; may they go silently down to the world of the dead.
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17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.
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18 Silence those liars - all the proud and arrogant who speak with contempt about the righteous.
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18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
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19 How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you.
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19 How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.
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20 You hide them in the safety of your presence from the plots of others; in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies.
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20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
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21 Praise the Lord! How wonderfully he showed his love for me when I was surrounded and attacked!
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21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.
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22 I was afraid and thought that he had driven me out of his presence. But he heard my cry, when I called to him for help.
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22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
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23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people. The Lord protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.
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23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
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24 Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the Lord.
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24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) |
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) |
