GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 I have taken refuge in you, O LORD. Never let me be put to shame. Save me because of your righteousness.
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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
2 Turn your ear toward me. Rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.
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Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
3 Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress. For the sake of your name, lead me and guide me.
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For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.
4 You are my refuge, so pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me.
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Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.
5 Into your hands I entrust my spirit. You have rescued me, O LORD, God of truth.
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Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
6 I hate those who cling to false gods, but I trust the LORD.
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I have hated those who regard useless idols; But I trust in the Lord.
7 I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy. You have seen my misery. You have known the troubles in my soul.
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I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities,
8 You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a place where I can move freely.
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And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.
9 Have pity on me, O LORD, because I am in distress. My eyes, my soul, and my body waste away from grief.
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Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!
10 My life is exhausted from sorrow, my years from groaning. My strength staggers under [the weight of] my guilt, and my bones waste away.
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For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.
11 I have become a disgrace because of all my opponents. I have become someone dreaded by my friends, even by my neighbors. Those who see me on the street run away from me.
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I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And am repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me.
12 I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery.
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I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.
13 I have heard the whispering of many people-- terror on every side-- while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life.
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For I hear the slander of many; Fear is on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life.
14 I trust you, O LORD. I said, "You are my God."
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But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, "You are my God."
15 My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
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My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
16 Smile on me. Save me with your mercy.
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Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies' sake.
17 O LORD, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame, Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave.
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Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let [their] lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.
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Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Your kindness is so great! You reserve it for those who fear you. Adam's descendants watch as you show it to those who take refuge in you.
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Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!
20 You hide them in the secret place of your presence from those who scheme against them. You keep them in a shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues.
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You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues.
21 Thank the LORD! He has shown me the miracle of his mercy in a city under attack.
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Blessed be the Lord, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!
22 When I was panic-stricken, I said, "I have been cut off from your sight." But you heard my pleas for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
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For I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried out to You.
23 Love the LORD, all you godly ones! The LORD protects faithful people, but he pays back in full those who act arrogantly.
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Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person.
24 Be strong, all who wait with hope for the LORD, and let your heart be courageous.
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Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.