The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 In you, ADONAI, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
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In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.
2 In your righteousness, rescue me; and help me to escape. Turn your ear toward me, and deliver me.
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Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.
3 Be for me a sheltering rock, where I can always come. You have determined to save me, because you are my bedrock and stronghold.
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Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.
4 My God, help me escape from the power of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
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O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.
5 For you are my hope, Adonai ELOHIM, in whom I have trusted since I was young.
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For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.
6 From birth I have relied on you; it was you who took me from my mother's womb.
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You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.
7 To many, I am an amazing example; but you are strong protection for me.
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I am a wonder to all; but you are my strong tower.
8 My mouth is full of praise for you, filled with your glory all day long.
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My mouth will be full of your praise and glory all the day.
9 Don't reject me when I grow old; when my strength fails, don't abandon me.
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Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies are talking about me, those seeking my life are plotting together.
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For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,
11 They say, "God has abandoned him; go after him, and seize him, because no one will save him."
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Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.
12 God, don't distance yourself from me! My God, hurry to help me!
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O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.
13 May those who are opposed to me be put to shame and ruin; may those who seek to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.
14 But I, I will always hope and keep adding to your praise.
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But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.
15 All day long my mouth will tell of your righteous deeds and acts of salvation, though their number is past my knowing.
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My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
16 I will come in the power of Adonai ELOHIM and recall your righteousness, yours alone.
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I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.
17 God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still proclaim your wonderful works.
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O God, you have been my teacher from the time when I was young; and I have been talking of your works of wonder even till now.
18 So now that I'm old, and my hair is gray, don't abandon me, God, till I have proclaimed your strength to the next generation, your power to all who will come,
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Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
19 your righteousness too, God, which reaches to the heights. God, you have done great things; who is there like you?
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Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?
20 You have made me see much trouble and hardship, but you will revive me again and bring me up from the depths of the earth.
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You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.
21 You will increase my honor; turn and comfort me.
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You will make me greater than before, and give me comfort on every side.
22 As for me, I will praise you with a lyre for your faithfulness, my God. I will sing praises to you with a lute, Holy One of Isra'el.
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I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy; I will sing your praise, because you have redeemed me.
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Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.
24 All day long my tongue will speak of your righteousness. For those who are seeking to harm me will be put to shame and disgraced.
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My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
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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