New Living Translation NLT
King James Version KJV
1 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
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Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me.
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Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
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What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
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In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.
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Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.
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They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.
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Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
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Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!
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When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised.
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In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11 I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
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In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.
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Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.
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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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