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New King James Version NKJV
1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
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In You, O Lord, I put my trust; 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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Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear 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 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 Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
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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 For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
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For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
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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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 a sign to many; 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, declaring your splendor 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 cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
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Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
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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 forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
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Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him."
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
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O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to 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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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 As for me, 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 of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
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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 and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, 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 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
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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 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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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, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
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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 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, 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 will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
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You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
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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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 shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
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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 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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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.
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