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New International Version NIV
1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in 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 servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
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Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, 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 is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
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So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse 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 spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. [Selah
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I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
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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 lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein 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 Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
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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 art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in 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 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness 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 in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
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In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
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