A Plea For Protection
1 To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.
1 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.(A)In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;Let me never (B)be ashamed;(C)In Your righteousness deliver me.
1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, I seek refuge in You;let me never be disgraced.(A)Save me by Your righteousness.
1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!
2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
2 (D)Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;Be to me a (E)rock of (a)strength,A stronghold to save me.
2 Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.Be a rock of refuge for me,a mountain fortress to save me.(B)
2 Listen to me, and deliver me quickly. Become a rock of safety for me, a fortified citadel to deliver me;
4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou art my strength.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
4 You will (H)pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,For You are my (I)strength.
4 Rescue me from the net that they concealed to trap me; for you are my strength.
7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
7 I will (O)rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,Because You have (P)seen my affliction;You have known the troubles of my soul,
7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful lovebecause You have seen my affliction.You have known the troubles of my life(I)
7 I will rejoice and be glad in your gracious love, for you see my affliction and take note that my soul is distressed.
8 And Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
8 And You have not (Q)given me over into the hand of the enemy;You have set my feet in a large place.
8 You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy, but you have set my feet in a sturdy place.
9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for (R)I am in distress;My (S)eye is wasted away from grief, (T)my soul and my body also.
9 Be gracious to me, Lord,because I am in distress;(L)my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—my whole being(c) as well.(M)
9 Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am in distress. My eyes have been consumed by my grief along with my soul and my body.
10 For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
10 For my life is spent with (U)sorrowAnd my years with sighing;My (V)strength has failed because of my iniquity,And (W)my (e)body has wasted away.
10 Indeed, my life is consumed with griefand my years with groaning;(N)my strength has failedbecause of my sinfulness,(d)and my bones waste away.(O)
10 My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.
11 Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without -- fled from me.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
11 Because of all my adversaries, I have become a (X)reproach,Especially to my (Y)neighbors,And an object of dread to my acquaintances;Those who see me in the street flee from me.
11 I am ridiculed by all my adversariesand even by my neighbors.I am dreaded by my acquaintances;those who see me in the street run from me.(P)
11 I have become an object of reproach to all my enemies, especially to my neighbors. I have become an object of fear to my friends, and whoever sees me outside runs away from me.
13 For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
13 For I have heard the (f)(AA)slander of many,(AB)Terror is on every side;While they (AC)took counsel together against me,They (AD)schemed to take away my life.
13 I have heard the gossip of many;terror is on every side.(R)When they conspired against me,they plotted to take my life.(S)
13 I have heard the slander of many; it is like terror all around me, as they conspire together and plot to take my life.
15 In Thy hand are my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
15 My (AF)times are in Your hand;(AG)Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.
15 The course of my life is in Your power;(U)deliver me from the power of my enemiesand from my persecutors.(V)
15 My times are in your hands. Deliver me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.
17 O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
17 Let me not be (AJ)put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You;Let the (AK)wicked be put to shame, let them (AL)be silent in (g)Sheol.
17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.(X)Let the wicked be disgraced;let them be silent(e)(f) in Sheol.(Y)
17 Let me not be ashamed, LORD, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in the next life.
18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
18 Let the (AM)lying lips be mute,Which (AN)speak arrogantly against the righteousWith pride and contempt.
18 Let lying lips be quieted;(Z)they speak arrogantly against the righteouswith pride and contempt.(AA)
18 Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.
19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
19 How great is Your (AO)goodness,Which You have stored up for those who fear You,Which You have wrought for those who (AP)take refuge in You,(AQ)Before the sons of men!
19 How great is Your goodnessthat You have stored up for those who fear Youand accomplished in the sight of everyonefor those who take refuge in You.(AB)
19 How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.
20 Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
20 You hide them in the (AR)secret place of Your presence from the (AS)conspiracies of man;You keep them secretly in a (h)shelter from the (AT)strife of tongues.
20 You hide them in the protection of Your presence;You conceal them in a shelter(g)from the schemes of men,from quarrelsome tongues.(AC)
20 You will hide them in the secret place of your presence, away from the conspiracies of men. You will hide them in your tent, away from their contentious tongues.
21 Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.
21 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
21 (AU)Blessed be the Lord,For He has made (AV)marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged (AW)city.
21 May the Lord be praised,for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to mein a city under siege.(h)(AD)
21 Blessed be the LORD! In a marvelous way he demonstrated his gracious love to me, when I was in a city under siege.
22 And I -- I have said in my haste, 'I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
22 As for me, (AX)I said in my alarm,“I am (AY)cut off from before Your eyes”;Nevertheless You (AZ)heard the voice of my supplicationsWhen I cried to You.
22 In my alarm I had said,“I am cut off from Your sight.”(AE)But You heard the sound of my pleadingwhen I cried to You for help.(AF)
22 When I said in my panic, "I have been cut off in your sight," then you surely heard the voice of my prayer in my plea to you for help.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.
23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
23 O love the Lord, all you (BA)His godly ones!The Lord (BB)preserves the faithfulAnd fully (BC)recompenses the proud doer.
23 Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.(AG)The Lord protects the loyal,but fully repays the arrogant.(AH)
23 Love the LORD, all his godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful and repays those who act with proud motives.