GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 I have taken refuge in you, O LORD. Never let me be put to shame.
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In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.
2 Rescue me and free me because of your righteousness. Turn your ear toward me, and save me.
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Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
3 Be a rock on which I may live, a place where I may always go. You gave the order to save me! Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress.
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Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.
4 My God, free me from the hands of a wicked person, from the grasp of one who is cruel and unjust.
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Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 You are my hope, O Almighty LORD. You have been my confidence ever since I was young.
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For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
6 I depended on you before I was born. You took me from my mother's womb. My songs of praise constantly speak about you.
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By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of You.
7 I have become an example to many people, but you are my strong refuge.
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I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all day long.
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Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day.
9 Do not reject me when I am old or abandon me when I lose my strength.
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Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10 My enemies talk about me. They watch me as they plot to take my life.
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For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
11 They say, "God has abandoned him. Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him."
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Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him."
12 O God, do not be so distant from me. O my God, come quickly to help me.
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O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
13 Let those who accuse me come to a shameful end. Let those who want my downfall be covered with disgrace and humiliation.
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Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt.
14 But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.
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But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness, about your salvation all day long. Even then, it is more than I can understand.
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My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.
16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Almighty LORD. I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.
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I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17 O God, you have taught me ever since I was young, and I still talk about the miracles you have done.
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O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me live to tell the people of this age what your strength has accomplished, to tell about your power to all who will come.
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Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.
19 Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God. You have done great things. O God, who is like you?
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Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
20 You have made me endure many terrible troubles. You restore me to life again. You bring me back from the depths of the earth.
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You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You comfort me and make me greater than ever.
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You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
22 Because of your faithfulness, O my God, even I will give thanks to you as I play on a lyre. I will make music with a harp to praise you, O Holy One of Israel.
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Also with the lute I will praise you-- And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will sing with joy when I make music to praise you. My soul, which you have rescued, also will sing joyfully.
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My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.
24 My tongue will tell about your righteousness all day long, because those who wanted my downfall have been disgraced and put to shame.
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My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt.