| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek. | 8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek. |
| 9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior. | 9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior. |
| 10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. | 10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. |
| 11 Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. | 11 Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. |
| 12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. | 12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. |
| 13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. | 13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. |
| 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. | 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. |
| 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) | 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) |