Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 God! Save me by your name; defend me by your might!
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Save me, O God, by your name, and vindicate me by your might.
2 God! Hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth!
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Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 The proud have come up against me; violent people want me dead. They pay no attention to God. Selah
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For the insolent have risen against me, the ruthless seek my life; they do not set God before them. (Selah)
4 But look here: God is my helper; my Lord sustains my life.
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But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5 He will bring disaster on my opponents. By your faithfulness, God, destroy them!
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He will repay my enemies for their evil. In your faithfulness, put an end to them.
6 I will sacrifice to you freely; I will give thanks to your name, LORD, because it's so good,
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With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 and because God has delivered me from every distress. My eyes have seen my enemies' defeat.
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For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
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