King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; all day long foes oppress 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 trample on me all day long, for many fight against me. O Most High,
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
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when I am afraid, I put my 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, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; 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 long they seek to injure my cause; 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 stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they hoped to have my life,
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
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so repay them for their crime; in wrath 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 have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
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Then my enemies will retreat in the day when I call. This I know, that 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, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise,
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 trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me?
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
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My vows to you I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings 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, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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