The Message Bible MSG
New Living Translation NLT
1 Bend an ear, God; answer me. I'm one miserable wretch!
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Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.
2 Keep me safe - haven't I lived a good life? Help your servant - I'm depending on you!
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Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you. You are my God.
3 You're my God; have mercy on me. I count on you from morning to night.
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Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly.
4 Give your servant a happy life; I put myself in your hands!
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Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
5 You're well-known as good and forgiving, bighearted to all who ask for help.
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O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
6 Pay attention, God, to my prayer; bend down and listen to my cry for help.
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Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD ; hear my urgent cry.
7 Every time I'm in trouble I call on you, confident that you'll answer.
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I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and you will answer me.
8 There's no one quite like you among the gods, O Lord, and nothing to compare with your works.
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No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!
9 All the nations you made are on their way, ready to give honor to you, O Lord, Ready to put your beauty on display,
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All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name.
10 parading your greatness, And the great things you do - God, you're the one, there's no one but you!
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For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.
11 Train me, God, to walk straight; then I'll follow your true path. Put me together, one heart and mind; then, undivided, I'll worship in joyful fear.
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Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.
12 From the bottom of my heart I thank you, dear Lord; I've never kept secret what you're up to.
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With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever,
13 You've always been great toward me - what love! You snatched me from the brink of disaster!
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for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.
14 God, these bullies have reared their heads! A gang of thugs is after me - and they don't care a thing about you.
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O God, insolent people rise up against me; a violent gang is trying to kill me. You mean nothing to them.
15 But you, O God, are both tender and kind, not easily angered, immense in love, and you never, never quit.
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But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
16 So look me in the eye and show kindness, give your servant the strength to go on, save your dear, dear child!
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Look down and have mercy on me. Give your strength to your servant; save me, the son of your servant.
17 Make a show of how much you love me so the bullies who hate me will stand there slack-jawed, As you, God, gently and powerfully put me back on my feet.
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Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O LORD, help and comfort me.
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