Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 In thee, O LORD, have I waited; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in thy righteousness.
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In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Incline thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily; be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me.
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Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
3 For thou <em>art</em> my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake thou shalt lead me and guide me.
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Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
4 Thou shalt pull me out of the net that they have laid in secret for me; for thou <em>art</em> my strength.
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Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
5 Into thy hand shall I commit my spirit; thou shalt ransom me, O LORD God of truth.
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Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God.
6 I have hated those that regard lying vanities; but I wait in the LORD.
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I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy, for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities
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I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
8 and hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a wide place.
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You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, <em>yea</em>, my soul and my belly.
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Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.
10 For my life is spent with grief and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
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My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction,and my bones grow weak.
11 I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to my acquaintances: those that see me without flee from me.
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Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I have become like a lost vessel.
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I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I have heard the slander of many; fear <em>was</em> on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
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For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD; I said, Thou <em>art</em> my God.
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But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times <em>are</em> in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those that persecute me.
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My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy slave; save me for thy mercies’ sake.
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Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon thee; let the wicked be ashamed, <em>and</em> let them be cut off for Sheol.
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Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
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Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
19 <em>Oh</em> how great <em>is</em> thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for those that fear thee; <em>which</em> thou hast wrought for those that wait in thee before the sons of men!
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How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.
20 Thou shalt keep them in the secret place of thy face from the pride of man; thou shalt keep them in the tabernacle <em>protected</em> from the strife of tongues.
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In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.
21 Blessed <em>be</em> the LORD, for he has shown me his marvellous mercy in a strong city.
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Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou hast heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
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In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his merciful ones, <em>for</em> the LORD preserves the faithful and plentifully rewards the proud doer.
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Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
24 Be of good courage and strengthen your hearts, all ye that wait in the LORD.
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Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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