New International Version NIV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
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To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.
2 Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood.
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Deliver me from workers of iniquity, And from men of blood save me.
3 See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
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For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise to help me; look on my plight!
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Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see.
5 You, LORD God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to wicked traitors.
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And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.
6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
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They turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And go round about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”
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Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for `Who heareth?'
8 But you laugh at them, LORD; you scoff at all those nations.
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And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.
9 You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress,
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O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God [is] my tower -- the God of my kindness.
10 my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
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God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.
11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down.
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Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
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The sin of their mouth [is] a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.
13 consume them in your wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
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Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.
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And they turn back at evening, They make a noise like a dog, And they go round about the city.
15 They wander about for food and howl if not satisfied.
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They -- they wander for food, If they are not satisfied -- then they murmur.
16 But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
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And I -- I sing [of] Thy strength, And I sing at morn [of] Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.
17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.
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O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God [is] my tower, the God of my kindness!
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