Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 God! Save me by your name; defend me by your might!
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God, for your sake, help me! Use your influence to clear me.
2 God! Hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth!
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Listen, God - I'm desperate. Don't be too busy to hear me.
3 The proud have come up against me; violent people want me dead. They pay no attention to God. Selah
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Outlaws are out to get me, hit men are trying to kill me. Nothing will stop them; God means nothing to them.
4 But look here: God is my helper; my Lord sustains my life.
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Oh, look! God's right here helping! God's on my side,
5 He will bring disaster on my opponents. By your faithfulness, God, destroy them!
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Evil is looping back on my enemies. Don't let up! Finish them off!
6 I will sacrifice to you freely; I will give thanks to your name, LORD, because it's so good,
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I'm ready now to worship, so ready. I thank you, God - you're so good.
7 and because God has delivered me from every distress. My eyes have seen my enemies' defeat.
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You got me out of every scrape, and I saw my enemies get it.
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