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1 In you, Lord, is my protection. Never let me be ashamed.
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In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!
2 Because you do what is right, save and rescue me; listen 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 my place of safety where I can always come. Give the command to save me, because you are my rock and my strong, walled city.
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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 My God, save me from the power of the wicked and from the hold of evil and cruel people.
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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 Lord, you are my hope. Lord, I have trusted you since I was young.
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For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 I have depended on you since I was born; you helped me even on the day of my birth. I will always praise 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 am an example to many people, because you are my strong protection.
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I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8 I am always praising you; all day long I honor you.
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My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
9 Do not reject me when I am old; do not leave me when my strength is gone.
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Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
10 My enemies make plans against me, and they meet together to kill me.
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For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
11 They say, "God has left him. Go after him and take him, because no one will save him."
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and say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him. ”
12 God, don't be far off. My God, hurry to help me.
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O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
13 Let those who accuse me be ashamed and destroyed. Let those who are trying to hurt me be covered with shame and disgrace.
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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 always have hope and will praise you more and more.
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But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
15 I will tell how you do what is right. I will tell about your salvation all day long, even though it is more than I can tell.
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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 and tell about your powerful works, Lord God. I will remind people that only you do what is right.
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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 God, you have taught me since I was young. To this day I tell about the miracles you do.
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O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 Even though I am old and gray, do not leave me, God. I will tell the children about your power; I will tell those who live after me about your might.
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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 God, your justice reaches to the skies. You have done great things; God, there is no one 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 have given me many troubles and bad times, but you will give me life again. When I am almost dead, you will keep me alive.
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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 You will make me greater than ever, and you will comfort me again.
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You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.
22 I will praise you with the harp. I trust you, my God. I will sing to you with the lyre, 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 I will shout for joy when I sing praises to you. You have saved me.
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My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
24 I will tell about your justice all day long. And those who want to hurt me will be ashamed and disgraced. Of Solomon.
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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.