King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
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A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush a Benjaminite. O LORD my God, in thee do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me,
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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lest like a lion they rend me, dragging me away, with none to rescue.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
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O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
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if I have requited my friend with evil or plundered my enemy without cause,
5 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.
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let the enemy pursue me and overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground, and lay my soul in the dust. [Selah]
6 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.
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Arise, O LORD, in thy anger, lift thyself up against the fury of my enemies; awake, O my God; thou hast appointed a judgment.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
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Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about thee; and over it take thy seat on high.
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
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The LORD judges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
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O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous, thou who triest the minds and hearts, thou righteous God.
10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
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My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
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God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
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If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and strung his bow;
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
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he has prepared his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
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Behold, the wicked man conceives evil, and is pregnant with mischief, and brings forth lies.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
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He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole which he has made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
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His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High.
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