Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<A Psalm of David.>> Unto Thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me, lest, if Thou be silent, I become like them that go down into the pit.
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O LORD, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of Thy sanctuary.
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Hear my prayer for mercy when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your most holy place.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
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Do not drag me away with wicked people, with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give to them according to the work of their hands; render to them their deserts.
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Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them what they deserve.
5 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up.
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The LORD will tear them down and never build them up again, because they never consider what he has done or what his hands have made.
6 Blessed be the LORD, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications!
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Thank the LORD! He has heard my prayer for mercy!
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise Him.
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The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant; I give thanks to him with my song.
8 The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
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The LORD is the strength of his people and a fortress for the victory of his Messiah.
9 Save the people, and bless Thine inheritance; feed them also, and lift them up forever.
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Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
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