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New International Version NIV
1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
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In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
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In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
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Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
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Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: [Thou art] my trust from my youth.
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For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
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From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
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I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
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My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
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Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10 For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
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For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; For there is none to deliver.
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They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
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Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
13 Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
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May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
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As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof].
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My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
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I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
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Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
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Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
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Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
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Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
21 Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.
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You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
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My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
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