New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
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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Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
2 My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
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My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.
3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
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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 can flesh 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 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 schemes are for my ruin.
6 They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
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Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.
8 You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
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Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?
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 my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know 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, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise—
11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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in God I trust and am not 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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I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my 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 me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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