Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide thyself from my supplication.
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Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
2 Attend unto me and hear me: I mourn in my complaint and make a noise
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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3 because of the voice of the enemy because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
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because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.
4 My heart is sore pained within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! <em>for then</em> I would fly away and be at rest.
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I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
7 Behold, <em>then</em> I would flee far away <em>and</em> dwell in the wilderness. Selah.
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I would flee far away and stay in the desert;
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm <em>and</em> tempest.
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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
9 Destroy, O Lord, <em>and</em> divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and sorrow <em>are</em> in the midst of it.
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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
11 Wickedness <em>is</em> in the midst thereof; deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
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Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
12 For <em>it was</em> not an enemy <em>that</em> reproached me; then I could have borne <em>it</em>, neither <em>was it</em> he that hated me <em>that</em> did magnify <em>himself</em> against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
13 But <em>it was</em> thou, who in my estimation was, my lord, and of my own family.
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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14 We took sweet counsel together <em>and</em> walked unto the house of God in company.
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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
15 Let them be condemned unto death, <em>and</em> let them go down alive into Sheol for wickedness <em>is</em> in their dwellings <em>and</em> among them.
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Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
16 As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me.
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As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
17 Evening and morning and at noon I will pray and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice.
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Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
18 He has ransomed my soul in peace from the battle <em>that was</em> against me, for there were many against me.
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He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
19 God shall hear and bring them down, even he that abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, nor do they fear God.
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God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.
20 He has put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him; he has defiled his covenant.
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My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
21 <em>The words</em> of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war <em>was</em> in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they <em>were</em> drawn swords.
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His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of the grave; bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.
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But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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