The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 A psalm of David: ADONAI, I have called you; come to me quickly! Listen to my plea when I call to you.
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A Psalm of David. Lord, I cry out to You; Make haste to me! Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
2 Let my prayer be like incense set before you, my uplifted hands like an evening sacrifice.
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Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3 Set a guard, ADONAI, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
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Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Don't let my heart turn to anything evil or allow me to act wickedly with men who are evildoers; keep me from eating their delicacies.
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Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
5 Let the righteous strike me, let him correct me; it will be an act of love. Let my head not refuse such choice oil, for I will keep on praying about their wickedness.
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Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliff, [the wicked] will hear that my words were fitting.
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Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet.
7 As when one plows and breaks the ground into clods, our bones are strewn at the mouth of Sh'ol.
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Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth.
8 For my eyes, ADONAI, Adonai, are on you; in you I take refuge; don't pour out my life.
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But my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute.
9 Keep me from the trap they have set for me, from the snares of evildoers.
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Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.