New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!
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To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.
2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
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Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,
3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down.
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Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.
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My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.
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Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.
6 Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!
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And I say, `Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
7 I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude
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Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.
8 How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred.
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I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
9 Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
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Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
10 Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
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By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
11 Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
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Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
12 It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
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For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
13 Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
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But thou, a man -- as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.
14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
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When together we sweeten counsel, Into the house of God we walk in company.
15 Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
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Desolations [are] upon them, They go down [to] Sheol -- alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst.
16 But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
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I -- to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
17 Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
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Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,
18 He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.
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He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.
19 God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.
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God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,
20 As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.
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He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
21 His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!
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Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
22 Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
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Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.
23 But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me.
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And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!