Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications for <em>the sake of</em> thy truth; answer me for <em>the sake of</em> thy righteousness.
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LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit has become overwhelmed within me; my heart within me has become desolate.
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So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
5 I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all thy works; I mused on the work of thy hands.
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I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
6 I stretched forth my hands unto thee; my soul <em>thirsted</em> after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
7 Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails; hide not thy face from me lest I be like those that go down into the grave.
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Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning, for in thee do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto thee.
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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I flee unto thee.
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Rescue me from my enemies, LORD, for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou <em>art</em> my God. Let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.
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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 By thy name, O LORD, thou shalt give me life; by thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of trouble.
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For your name’s sake, LORD, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
12 And by thy mercy thou shalt scatter my enemies and destroy all the adversaries of my soul; for I <em>am</em> thy slave.
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In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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