Young's Literal Translation YLT
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1 To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.
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Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
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Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood.
3 For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
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See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
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I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise to help me; look on my plight!
5 And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.
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You, LORD God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.
6 They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
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They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
7 Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for `Who heareth?'
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See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”
8 And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
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But you laugh at them, LORD; you scoff at all those nations.
9 O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower -- the God of my kindness.
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You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress,
10 God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
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my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
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But do not kill them, Lord our shield,or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.
12 The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
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For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
13 Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.
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consume them in your wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
14 And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
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They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
15 They -- they wander for food, If they are not satisfied -- then they murmur.
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They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.
16 And I -- I sing [of] Thy strength, And I sing at morn [of] Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
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But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
17 O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
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You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.
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