Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Be merciful unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; he oppresses me fighting me daily.
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Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2 My enemies would daily swallow <em>me</em> up, for <em>they are</em> many that fight against me, O thou most High.
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My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3 When I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
5 Every day my life is filled with sorrow; all their thoughts <em>are</em> against me for evil.
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All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in <em>thine</em> anger cast down the peoples, O God.
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Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle; <em>are they</em> not in thy book?
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Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9 When I cry <em>unto thee</em>, then shall my enemies be turned back; in this I know that God <em>is</em> for me.
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Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
10 In God I will praise <em>his</em> word; in the LORD I will praise <em>his</em> word.
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In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise—
11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid <em>of</em> what man can do unto me.
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in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
12 Thy promises <em>are</em> upon me, O God; I will render praises unto thee.
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I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 For <em>thou hast</em> delivered my life from death; thou hast kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
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For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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