Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<A Prayer of David.>> Hear the right, O LORD; attend unto my cry! Give ear unto my prayer, which goeth not out of feigned lips.
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Hear my plea for justice, O LORD. Pay attention to my cry. Open your ears to my prayer, [which comes] from lips free from deceit.
2 Let my sentence come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold things with equity.
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Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. Let your eyes observe what is fair.
3 Thou hast tested mine heart; Thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of Thy lips I have been kept from the paths of the destroyer.
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I have avoided cruelty because of your word. In spite of what others have done,
5 Uphold my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
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my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
6 I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt hear me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speaking.
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I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say.
7 Show Thy marvelous lovingkindness, O Thou that savest by Thy right hand them that put their trust in Thee from those that rise up against them.
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Reveal your miraculous deeds of mercy, O Savior of those who find refuge by your side from those who attack them.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me under the shadow of Thy wings,
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Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
9 from the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies who compass me about.
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Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
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They have shut out all feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.
11 They have now encompassed us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bowing down to the earth,
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They have tracked me down. They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.
12 like a lion that is greedy for his prey, even as a young lion lurking in secret places.
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Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear [its prey] apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint them! Cast them down; deliver my soul from the wicked by Thy sword,
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Arise, O LORD; confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from wicked people.
14 from men which are Thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world that have their portion in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy hid treasure: They are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
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With your power rescue me from mortals, O LORD, from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied [with it], and they leave what remains to their children.
15 As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.
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I will see your face when I am declared innocent. When I wake up, I will be satisfied [with seeing] you.
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