The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Message Bible MSG
1 For the leader. By David. As a reminder: God, rescue me! ADONAI, hurry and help me!
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God! Please hurry to my rescue! God, come quickly to my side!
2 May those who seek my life be disgraced and humiliated. May those who take pleasure in doing me harm be turned back and put to confusion.
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Those who are out to get me - let them fall all over themselves. Those who relish my downfall - send them down a blind alley.
3 May those who jeer, "Aha! Aha!"withdraw because of their shame.
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Give them a taste of their own medicine, those gossips off clucking their tongues.
4 But may all those who seek you be glad and take joy in you. May those who love your salvation say always, "God is great and glorious!"
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Let those on the hunt for you sing and celebrate. Let all who love your saving way say over and over, "God is mighty!"
5 But I am poor and needy; God, hurry for me. You are my helper and rescuer; ADONAI, don't delay!
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But I've lost it. I'm wasted. God - quickly, quickly! Quick to my side, quick to my rescue! God, don't lose a minute.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.