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The Message Bible MSG
1 O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.
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God, for your sake, help me! Use your influence to clear me.
2 O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.
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Listen, God - I'm desperate. Don't be too busy to hear me.
3 For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. 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 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.
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Oh, look! God's right here helping! God's on my side,
5 He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them.
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Evil is looping back on my enemies. Don't let up! Finish them off!
6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.
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I'm ready now to worship, so ready. I thank you, God - you're so good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
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You got me out of every scrape, and I saw my enemies get it.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.