New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD ; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
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A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.
2 Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.
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And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
3 My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.
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For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
4 I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.
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And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
5 I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done.
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I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
6 I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
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I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
7 Come quickly, LORD, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
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Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
8 Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
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Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, LORD ; I run to you to hide me.
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Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.
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Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God -- Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.
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For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
12 In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
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And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
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