New King James Version NKJV
Hebrew Names Version HNV
1 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.
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<<For the Chief Musician. To the tune "Silent Dove in Distant Lands". A miktam by David, when the Pelishtim seized him in Gat.>> Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
2 My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
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My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
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When I am afraid, I will 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 can flesh do to me?
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In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5 All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
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All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
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They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
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Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
8 You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
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You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?
9 When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
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Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.
10 In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will 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 I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
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Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
13 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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For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.