Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 <<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
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To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,
2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.
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And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.
3 He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
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And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.
4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, And doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.
5 Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, And your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be set in order to you; If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
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Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered.
6 Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire. My ears have you opened: Burnt offering and sin offering have you not required.
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Sacrifice and present Thou hast not desired, Ears Thou hast prepared for me, Burnt and sin-offering Thou hast not asked.
7 Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll.
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Then said I, `Lo, I have come,' In the roll of the book it is written of me,
8 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart."
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To do Thy pleasure, my God, I have delighted, And Thy law [is] within my heart.
9 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know.
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I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.
10 I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your lovingkindness and your truth from the great assembly.
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Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly.
11 Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your lovingkindness and your truth continually preserve me.
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Thou, O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me.
12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
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For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.
13 Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.
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Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help make haste.
14 Let them be put to shame and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
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They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.
15 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, "Aha! Aha!"
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They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, `Aha, aha.'
16 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, "Let the LORD be exalted!"
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All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, `Jehovah is magnified.'
17 But I am poor and needy; May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God.
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And I [am] poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer [art] Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.
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