New Living Translation NLT
English Standard Version ESV
1 In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.
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May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
2 May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.
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May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
3 May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Interlude
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May he remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4 May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed.
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May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!
5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory and raise a victory banner in the name of our God. May the LORD answer all your prayers.
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May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
6 Now I know that the LORD rescues his anointed king. He will answer him from his holy heaven and rescue him by his great power.
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Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.
7 Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD our God.
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Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 Those nations will fall down and collapse, but we will rise up and stand firm.
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They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.
9 Give victory to our king, O LORD ! Answer our cry for help.
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O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.