GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me. All day long warriors oppress me.
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Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2 All day long my enemies spy on me. They harass me. There are so many fighting against me.
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My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3 Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4 I praise the word of God. I trust God. I am not afraid. What can mere flesh [and blood] do to me?
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In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
5 All day long my enemies twist my words. Their every thought is an evil plan against me.
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All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7 With the wrong they do, can they escape? O God, angrily make the nations fall.
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Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 (You have kept a record of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. They are already in your book.)
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Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
9 Then my enemies will retreat when I call [to you]. This I know: God is on my side.
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Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
10 I praise the word of God. I praise the word of the LORD.
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In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise—
11 I trust God. I am not afraid. What can mortals do to me?
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in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
12 I am bound by my vows to you, O God. I will keep my vows by offering songs of thanksgiving to you.
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I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 You have rescued me from death. You have kept my feet from stumbling so that I could walk in your presence, in the light of life.
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For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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