The Darby Translation DBY
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1 {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
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Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3 Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
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because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.
4 My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
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I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
7 Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;
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I would flee far away and stay in the desert;
8 I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
9 Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.
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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
11 Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
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Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
12 For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me -- then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me -- then would I have hidden myself from him;
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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...
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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14 We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.
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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
15 Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.
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Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
16 As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
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As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.
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Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
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He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
19 God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ... because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.
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God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
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My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
21 Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
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His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
23 And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.
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But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
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