New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced.
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In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
2 Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.
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In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
3 Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
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Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors.
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O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
5 O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O LORD, from childhood.
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For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.
6 Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!
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By Thee I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee [is] my praise continually.
7 My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection.
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As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
8 That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.
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Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
9 And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
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Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
10 For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
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For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
11 They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”
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Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
12 O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.
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O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
13 Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers. Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.
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They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,
14 But I will keep on hoping for your help; I will praise you more and more.
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And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
15 I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.
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My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
16 I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD . I will tell everyone that you alone are just.
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I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness -- Thine only.
17 O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
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God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
18 Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
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And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.
19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with you, O God?
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And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?
20 You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
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Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back -- Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back -- Thou bringest me up.
21 You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.
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Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest me,
22 Then I will praise you with music on the harp, because you are faithful to your promises, O my God. I will sing praises to you with a lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
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I also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O Holy One of Israel,
23 I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me.
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My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,
24 I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.
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My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!