The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Judge me, God, and plead my cause against a faithless nation. Rescue me from those who deceive and from those who are unjust.
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Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
2 For you are the God of my strength; why have you thrust me aside? Why must I go about mourning, under pressure by the enemy?
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You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?
3 Send out your light and your truth; let them be my guide; let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the places where you live.
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O send out your light and your true word; let them be my guide: let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.
4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and delight; I will praise you on the lyre, God, my God.
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Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.
5 My soul, why are you so downcast? Why are you groaning inside me? Hope in God, since I will praise him again for being my Savior and God.
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Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.