Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
1 In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.
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In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
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In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
3 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.
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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.
4 O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.
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Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.
5 For Thou [art] my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.
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For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
6 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.
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From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.
7 As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou [art] my strong refuge.
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I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.
8 Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
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My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.
9 Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
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Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10 For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
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For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
11 Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
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They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
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Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
13 They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered [with] reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,
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May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.
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As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
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My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness -- Thine only.
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I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.
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Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18 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.
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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.
19 And Thy righteousness, O God, [is] unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who [is] like Thee?
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Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
20 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.
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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.
21 Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest me,
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You will increase my honor and comfort me once more.
22 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,
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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.
23 My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,
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My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.
24 My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!
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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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