New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
English Standard Version ESV
1 In You, O LORD , I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.
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In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me.
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In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
3 Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.
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Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given 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 grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless 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 You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth.
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For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.
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Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.
7 I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.
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I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.
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My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
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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 my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,
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For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
11 Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver."
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and say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him. ”
12 O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help!
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O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
13 Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
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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 as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
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But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.
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My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.
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With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.
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O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
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So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
19 For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
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Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
20 You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
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You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
21 May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.
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You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.
22 I will also praise You with a harp, Even Your truth, O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
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I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.
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My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
24 My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.
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And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.
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