Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 A Psalm of David. To thee, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the Pit.
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O Lord, my defender, I call to you. Listen to my cry! If you do not answer me, I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
2 Hear the voice of my supplication, as I cry to thee for help, as I lift up my hands toward thy most holy sanctuary.
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Hear me when I cry to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.
3 Take me not off 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 condemn me with the wicked, with those who do evil - those whose words are friendly, but who have hatred in their hearts.
4 Requite them according to their work, and according to the evil of their deeds; requite them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
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Punish them for what they have done, for the evil they have committed. Punish them for all their deeds; give them what they deserve!
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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They take no notice of what the Lord has done or of what he has made; so he will punish them and destroy them forever.
6 Blessed be the LORD! for he has heard the voice of my supplications.
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Give praise to the Lord; he has heard my cry for help.
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 protects and defends me; I trust in him. He gives me help and makes me glad; I praise him with joyful songs.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people, he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
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The Lord protects his people; he defends and saves his chosen king.
9 O save thy people, and bless thy heritage; be thou their shepherd, and carry them for ever.
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Save your people, Lord, and bless those who are yours. Be their shepherd, and take care of them forever.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.