New International Reader's Version NIRV
New International Version NIV
1 God, show me your favor. Men are chasing me. All day long they keep attacking me.
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Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2 Those who tell lies about me chase me all day long. Many proud people are attacking me.
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My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3 When I'm afraid, I will trust in you.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 I trust in God. I praise his word. I trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?
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In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
5 All day long they twist my words. They are always making plans to harm me.
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All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They get together and hide. They watch my steps. They hope to kill me.
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7 Make sure you don't let them escape. God, bring down the nations in your anger.
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Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 Write down my poem of sadness. List my tears on your scroll. Aren't you making a record of them?
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Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9 My enemies will turn back when I call out to you for help. Then I will know that God is on my side.
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Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
10 I trust in God. I praise his word. I trust in the Lord. I praise his word.
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In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise—
11 I trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can mere men do to me?
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in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
12 God, I have made promises to you. I will bring my thank offerings to you.
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I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 You have saved me from death. You have kept me from tripping and falling. Now I can live with you in the light that leads to life.
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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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