Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.
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Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by.
2 I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. Pause.
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I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He sent from heaven and saved me; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth;
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He will send from heaven and save me, he will put to shame those who trample on me. (Selah) God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.
4 and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions’whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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I lie down among lions that greedily devour human prey; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
6 They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause.
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They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. (Selah)
7 My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
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My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody.
8 Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
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Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.
9 O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
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I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10 For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.
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For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. Psalm 58:1 (This chapter is not yet available)
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
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