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1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
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In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me 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 rescue me. Turn 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 to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command 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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Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From 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, Lord Yahweh; My confidence 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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I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother's womb. I will always praise you.
7 I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
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I am a marvel 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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My mouth shall be filled with your praise, With your honor 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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Don't reject me in my old age. Don't 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 talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire 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 no one will rescue him."
12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
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God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry 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 my accusers be put to shame and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
14 As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
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But I will always hope, And will add to all of your praise.
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 will tell about your righteousness, And of your salvation all day, Though I don't know its full measure.
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 come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
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God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared 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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Yes, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, don't forsake me, Until I have declared your strength to the next generation, Your might 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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Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; You who 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, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, You will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
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Increase my honor, And comfort me 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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I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, 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 shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
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 will also talk about your righteousness all day long, For they are put to shame, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.