| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. | 1For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. |
| 2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. | 2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. |
| 3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. | 3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. |
| 4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. | 4Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. |
| 5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count. | 5Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. |
| 6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. | 6Sacrifice and offering you did not desire-- but my ears you have opened -- burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. |
| 7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: | 7Then I said, "Here I am, I have come-- it is written about me in the scroll. |
| 8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” | 8I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart." |
| 9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. | 9I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know. |
| 10I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly. | 10I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly. |
| 11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me. | 11Do not withhold your mercy from me, LORD; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. |
| 12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me. | 12For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. |
| 13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me. | 13Be pleased to save me, LORD; come quickly, LORD, to help me. |
| 14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. | 14May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. |
| 15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame. | 15May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be appalled at their own shame. |
| 16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!” | 16But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, "The LORD is great!" |
| 17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay. | 17But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay. |
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