King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.' A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
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My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
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All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
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They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
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Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
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You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
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When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
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In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word),
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
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In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
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Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.