Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness!
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Lord, hear my prayer! In your righteousness listen to my plea; answer me in your faithfulness!
2 Enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no man living is righteous before thee.
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Don't put me, your servant, on trial; no one is innocent in your sight.
3 For the enemy has pursued me; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
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My enemies have hunted me down and completely defeated me. They have put me in a dark prison, and I am like those who died long ago.
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.
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So I am ready to give up; I am in deep despair.
5 I remember the days of old, I meditate on all that thou hast done; I muse on what thy hands have wrought.
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I remember the days gone by; I think about all that you have done, I bring to mind all your deeds.
6 I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. [Selah]
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I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.
7 Make haste to answer me, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.
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Answer me now, Lord! I have lost all hope. Don't hide yourself from me, or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
8 Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love, for in thee I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul.
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Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge!
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I go to you for protection, Lord; rescue me from my enemies.
10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path!
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You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble!
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Rescue me, Lord, as you have promised; in your goodness save me from my troubles!
12 And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am thy servant.
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Because of your love for me, kill my enemies and destroy all my oppressors, for I am your servant.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.