New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
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<Of David.> To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.
2 O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
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O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
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Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.
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Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.
5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.
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Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.
6 Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
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O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O Lord!
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Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
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Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
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He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
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All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
11 For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
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Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
12 Who are they that fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose.
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If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.
13 They will abide in prosperity, and their children shall possess the land.
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His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
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The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
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My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
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Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distress.
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The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.
18 Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
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Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.
19 Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
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See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
20 O guard my life, and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
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O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
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For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all its troubles.
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Give Israel salvation, O God, out of all his troubles.
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