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Good News Translation GNT
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
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Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!
2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries.
3 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.
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I am terrified by the threats of my enemies, crushed by the oppression of the wicked. They bring trouble on me; they are angry with me and hate me.
4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
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I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me.
5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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I am gripped by fear and trembling; I am overcome with horror.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
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I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.
7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert;
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I would fly far away and make my home in the desert.
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
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I would hurry and find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.
9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
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Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city,
10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
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surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble.
11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
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There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
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If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
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But it is you, my companion, my colleague and close friend.
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
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We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
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May my enemies die before their time; may they go down alive into the world of the dead! Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.
16 As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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But I call to the Lord God for help, and he will save me.
17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
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Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice.
18 He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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He will bring me safely back from the battles that I fight against so many enemies.
19 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.
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God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear him.
20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.
21 His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
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His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.
22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
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Leave your troubles with the Lord, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.
23 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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But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.