New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, do not refuse to hear me, for if you are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
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<Of David.> My cry goes up to you, O Lord, my Rock; do not keep back your answer from me, so that I may not become like those who go down into the underworld.
2 Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
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Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors, while mischief is in their hearts.
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Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.
4 Repay them according to their work, and according to the evil of their deeds; repay them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
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Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, or the work of his hands, he will break them down and build them up no more.
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Because they have no respect for the works of the Lord, or for the things which his hands have made, they will be broken down and not lifted up by him.
6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.
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May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
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The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
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The Lord is their strength, and a strong place of salvation for his king.
9 O save your people, and bless your heritage; be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
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Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage: be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.
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