Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I seek refuge; let me never be put to shame; in thy righteousness deliver me!
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I come to you, Lord, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray!
2 Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
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Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.
3 Yea, thou art my rock and my fortress; for thy name's sake lead me and guide me,
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You are my refuge and defense; guide me and lead me as you have promised.
4 take me out of the net which is hidden for me, for thou art my refuge.
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Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me; shelter me from danger.
5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
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I place myself in your care. You will save me, Lord; you are a faithful God.
6 Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in the LORD.
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You hate those who worship false gods, but I trust in you.
7 I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities,
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I will be glad and rejoice because of your constant love. You see my suffering; you know my trouble.
8 and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a broad place.
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You have not let my enemies capture me; you have given me freedom to go where I wish.
9 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief, my soul and my body also.
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Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are tired from so much crying; I am completely worn out.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.
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I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away.
11 I am the scorn of all my adversaries, a horror to my neighbors, an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.
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All my enemies, and especially my neighbors, treat me with contempt. Those who know me are afraid of me; when they see me in the street, they run away.
12 I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.
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Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away.
13 Yea, I hear the whispering of many--terror on every side! --as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
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I hear many enemies whispering; terror is all around me. They are making plans against me, plotting to kill me.
14 But I trust in thee, O LORD, I say, "Thou art my God."
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But my trust is in you, O Lord; you are my God.
15 My times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors!
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I am always in your care; save me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
16 Let thy face shine on thy servant; save me in thy steadfast love!
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Look on your servant with kindness; save me in your constant love.
17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on thee; let the wicked be put to shame, let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.
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I call to you, Lord; don't let me be disgraced. May the wicked be disgraced; may they go silently down to the world of the dead.
18 Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
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Silence those liars - all the proud and arrogant who speak with contempt about the righteous.
19 O how abundant is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee, and wrought for those who take refuge in thee, in the sight of the sons of men!
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How wonderful are the good things you keep for those who honor you! Everyone knows how good you are, how securely you protect those who trust you.
20 In the covert of thy presence thou hidest them from the plots of men; thou holdest them safe under thy shelter from the strife of tongues.
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You hide them in the safety of your presence from the plots of others; in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies.
21 Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city.
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Praise the Lord! How wonderfully he showed his love for me when I was surrounded and attacked!
22 I had said in my alarm, "I am driven far from thy sight." But thou didst hear my supplications, when I cried to thee for help.
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I was afraid and thought that he had driven me out of his presence. But he heard my cry, when I called to him for help.
23 Love the LORD, all you his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but abundantly requites him who acts haughtily.
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Love the Lord, all his faithful people. The Lord protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!
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Be strong, be courageous, all you that hope in the Lord.
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.