Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha RSVA
New International Version NIV
9 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And those who know thy name put their trust in thee, for thou, O LORD, hast not forsaken those who seek thee.
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Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
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Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
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For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
13 Be gracious to me, O LORD! Behold what I suffer from those who hate me, O thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
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LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
14 that I may recount all thy praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in thy deliverance.
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that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid has their own foot been caught.
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The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The LORD has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. [Higgaion. Selah]
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The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
17 The wicked shall depart to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
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The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.
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But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
19 Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before thee!
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Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.
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