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1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
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Lord, I have gone to you for safety. Let me never be put to shame.
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
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You do what is right. Save me and help me. Pay attention to me and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
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Be my rock of safety that I can always go to. Give the command to save me. You are my rock and my fort.
4 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
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My God, save me from the power of sinners. Save me from the hands of those who are mean and evil.
5 For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
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You are the King and the Lord. You have always been my hope. I have trusted in you ever since I was young.
6 From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
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From the time I was born I have depended on you. You brought me out of my mother's body. I will praise you forever.
7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
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To many people I am an example of how much you care. You are strong. You are my place of safety.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
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My mouth is filled with praise for you. All day long I will talk about your glory.
9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
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Don't push me away when I'm old. Don't desert me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
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My enemies speak against me. Those who want to kill me get together and make evil plans.
11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
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They say, "God has deserted him. Go after him and grab him. No one will save him."
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
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God, don't stay so far away from me. My God, come quickly and help me.
13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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May those who bring charges against me die in shame. May those who want to harm me be covered with shame and dishonor.
14 As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
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But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
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I will say that what you have done is right. All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people. It is more than I can understand.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
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LORD and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts. I will announce that you alone do what is right.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
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God, ever since I was young you have taught me about what you have done. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.
18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
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God, don't leave me even when I'm old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
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God, your saving acts reach to the skies. You have done great things. God, who is like you?
20 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
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You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I'm almost in the grave, you will bring me back.
21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
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You will honor me more and more. You will comfort me once again.
22 I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
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My God, I will use the harp to praise you because you are always faithful. Holy One of Israel, I will use the lyre to sing praise to you.
23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
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My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you. You have saved me.
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
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All day long my tongue will say that you have done what is right. Those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame. They have not been honored.
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