New Century Version NCV
New International Version NIV
1 God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me; the battle has pressed me all day long.
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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 have chased me all day; there are many proud people fighting me.
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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 you.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 I praise God for his word. I trust God, so I am not afraid. What can human beings do to 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 All day long they twist my words; all their evil plans are against me.
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All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They wait. They hide. They watch my steps, hoping to kill me.
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7 God, do not let them escape; punish the foreign nations in your anger.
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Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 You have recorded my troubles. You have kept a list of my tears. Aren't they in your records?
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Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9 On the day I call for help, my enemies will be defeated. I know that God is on my side.
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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 I praise God for his word to me; I praise the Lord for his word.
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In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise—
11 I trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?
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in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
12 God, I must keep my promises to you. I will give you my offerings to thank you,
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I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 because you have saved me from death. You have kept me from being defeated. in light among 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.
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