New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
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<A Prayer. Of David.> Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.
2 Preserve my life, for I am devoted to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God;
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Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.
3 be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all day long.
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Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.
4 Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
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Make glad the soul of your servant; for it is lifted up to you, O Lord.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
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You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; listen to my cry of supplication.
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O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.
7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, for you will answer me.
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In the day of my trouble I send up my cry to you; for you will give me an answer.
8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.
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There is no god like you, O Lord; there are no works like your works.
9 All the nations you have made shall come and bow down before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.
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Let all the nations whom you have made come and give worship to you, O Lord, giving glory to your name.
10 For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.
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For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.
11 Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name.
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Make your way clear to me, O Lord; I will go on my way in your faith: let my heart be glad in the fear of your name.
12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
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I will give you praise, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will give glory to your name for ever.
13 For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
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For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.
14 O God, the insolent rise up against me; a band of ruffians seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
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O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.
15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
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But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the child of your serving girl.
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O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.
17 Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
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Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.
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