New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
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To the Overseer. -- `On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,
2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me.
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Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,
3 But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
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The day I am afraid I am confident toward 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 praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
5 They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.
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All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,
6 They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.
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They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
7 Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.
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By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, 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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My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in 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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Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that 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 I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the 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 I trusted, I fear not what man doth to 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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On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to 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, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!