The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
King James Version KJV
1 A shiggayon of David, which he sang to ADONAI because of Kush the Ben-Y'mini: ADONAI my God, in you I take refuge. Save me from all my pursuers, and rescue me;
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O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2 otherwise, they will maul me like a lion and tear me apart, with no rescuer present.
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Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 ADONAI my God, if I have caused this, if there is guilt on my hands,
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O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 if I paid back evil to him who was at peace with me, when I even spared those who opposed me without cause;
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If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5 then let the enemy pursue me until he overtakes me and tramples my life down into the earth; yes, let him lay my honor in the dust. (Selah)
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Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6 Rise up, ADONAI, in your anger! Arouse yourself against the fury of my foes. Wake up for me; you commanded justice.
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Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 May the assembly of the peoples surround you; may you return to rule over them from on high.
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So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8 ADONAI, who dispenses judgment to the peoples, judge me, ADONAI, according to my righteousness and as my integrity deserves.
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The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and establish the righteous; since you, righteous God, test hearts and minds.
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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 My shield is God, who saves the upright in heart.
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My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge, a God whose anger is present every day.
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God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If a person will not repent, he sharpens his sword. He has bent his bow, made it ready;
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If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 he has also prepared for him weapons of death, his arrows, which he has made into burning shafts.
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He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Look how the wicked is pregnant with evil; he conceives trouble, gives birth to lies.
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Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He makes a pit, digs it deep, and falls into the hole he made.
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He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief will return onto his own head, his violence will recoil onto his own skull.
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His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I thank ADONAI for his righteousness and sing praise to the name of ADONAI 'Elyon.
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I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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