King James Version KJV
Revised Standard Version RSV
1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
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In thee, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
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In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline thy ear to me, and save me!
3 Be thou my strong 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 thou to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Deliver 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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Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
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For thou, O Lord, art my hope, my trust, O LORD, from 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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Upon thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee.
7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
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I have been as a portent to many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
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My mouth is filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
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 off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
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For my enemies speak concerning me, those who watch for my life consult together,
11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
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and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."
12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
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O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
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May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt.
14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
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But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
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My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
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With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come, I will praise thy righteousness, thine alone.
17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
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O God, from my youth thou hast taught me, and I still proclaim thy wondrous deeds.
18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
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So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, till I proclaim thy might to all the generations to come. Thy power
19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
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and thy righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like thee?
20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
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Thou who hast made me see many sore troubles wilt revive me again; from the depths of the earth thou wilt bring me up again.
21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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Thou wilt increase my honor, and comfort me again.
22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
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I will also praise thee with the harp for thy faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to thee with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to thee; my soul also, which thou hast rescued.
24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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And my tongue will talk of thy righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disgraced who sought to do me hurt.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.