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1 O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right.
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I take refuge in you, LORD. Please never let me be put to shame. Rescue me by your righteousness!
2 Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.
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Listen closely to me! Deliver me quickly; be a rock that protects me; be a strong fortress that saves me!
3 You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.
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You are definitely my rock and my fortress. Guide me and lead me for the sake of your good name!
4 Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, for I find protection in you alone.
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Get me out of this net that's been set for me because you are my protective fortress.
5 I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God.
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I entrust my spirit into your hands; you, LORD, God of faithfulness— you have saved me.
6 I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the LORD .
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I hate those who embrace what is completely worthless. I myself trust the LORD.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul.
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I rejoice and celebrate in your faithful love because you saw my suffering— you were intimately acquainted with my deep distress.
8 You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.
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You didn't hand me over to the enemy, but set my feet in wide-open spaces.
9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.
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Have mercy on me, LORD, because I'm depressed. My vision fails because of my grief, as do my spirit and my body.
10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.
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My life is consumed with sadness; my years are consumed with groaning. Strength fails me because of my suffering; my bones dry up.
11 I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way.
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I'm a joke to all my enemies, still worse to my neighbors. I scare my friends, and whoever sees me in the street runs away!
12 I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot.
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I am forgotten, like I'm dead, completely out of mind; I am like a piece of pottery, destroyed.
13 I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life.
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Yes, I've heard all the gossiping, terror all around; so many gang up together against me, they plan to take my life!
14 But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!”
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But me? I trust you, LORD! I affirm, "You are my God."
15 My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
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My future is in your hands. Don't hand me over to my enemies, to all who are out to get me!
16 Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.
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Shine your face on your servant; save me by your faithful love!
17 Don’t let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.
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LORD, don't let me be put to shame because I have cried out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silenced in death's domain!
18 Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
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Let their lying lips be shut up whenever they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt!
19 How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.
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How great is the goodness that you've reserved for those who honor you, that you commit to those who take refuge in you— in the sight of everyone!
20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
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You hide them in the shelter of your wings, safe from human scheming. You conceal them in a shelter, safe from accusing tongues.
21 Praise the LORD, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.
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Bless the LORD, because he has wondrously revealed his faithful love to me when I was like a city under siege!
22 In panic I cried out, “I am cut off from the LORD !” But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help.
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When I was panicked, I said, "I'm cut off from your eyes!" But you heard my request for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
23 Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
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All you who are faithful, love the LORD! The LORD protects those who are loyal, but he pays the proud back to the fullest degree.
24 So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD !
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All you who wait for the LORD, be strong and let your heart take courage.
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