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1 O Lord, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
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1 To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
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2 Hear me when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.
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2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
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3 Do not condemn me with the wicked, with those who do evil - those whose words are friendly, but who have hatred in their hearts.
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3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
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4 Punish them for what they have done, for the evil they have committed. Punish them for all their deeds; give them what they deserve!
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4 Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.
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5 They take no notice of what the Lord has done or of what he has made; so he will punish them and destroy them forever.
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5 Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.
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6 Give praise to the Lord; he has heard my cry for help.
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6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
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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) |
