Common English Bible CEB
New King James Version NKJV
1 I offer my life to you, LORD.
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A Psalm of David. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2 My God, I trust you. Please don't let me be put to shame! Don't let my enemies rejoice over me!
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O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me.
3 For that matter, don't let anyone who hopes in you be put to shame; instead, let those who are treacherous without excuse be put to shame.
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Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4 Make your ways known to me, LORD; teach me your paths.
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Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth—teach it to me— because you are the God who saves me. I put my hope in you all day long.
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Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
6 LORD, remember your compassion and faithful love— they are forever!
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Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old.
7 But don't remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoing. Remember me only according to your faithful love for the sake of your goodness, LORD.
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Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O Lord.
8 The LORD is good and does the right thing; he teaches sinners which way they should go.
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Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
9 God guides the weak to justice, teaching them his way.
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The humble He guides in justice, And the humble He teaches His way.
10 All the LORD's paths are loving and faithful for those who keep his covenant and laws.
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All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 Please, for the sake of your good name, LORD, forgive my sins, which are many!
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For Your name's sake, O Lord, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Where are the ones who honor the LORD? God will teach them which path to take.
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Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.
13 They will live a good life, and their descendants will possess the land.
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He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 The LORD counsels those who honor him; he makes his covenant known to them.
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The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.
15 My eyes are always looking to the LORD because he will free my feet from the net.
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My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn to me, God, and have mercy on me because I'm alone and suffering.
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Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
17 My heart's troubles keep getting bigger— set me free from my distress!
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The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses!
18 Look at my suffering and trouble— forgive all my sins!
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Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.
19 Look at how many enemies I have and how violently they hate me!
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Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 Please protect my life! Deliver me! Don't let me be put to shame because I take refuge in you.
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Keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
21 Let integrity and virtue guard me because I hope in you.
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Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.
22 Please, God, save Israel from all its troubles!
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Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their troubles!
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.