Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Davidic. LORD, I turn to You. | 1Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul; |
2My God, I trust in You. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me. | 2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. |
3No one who waits for You will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced. | 3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced. |
4Make Your ways known to me, LORD; teach me Your paths. | 4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. |
5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long. | 5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. |
6Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithful love, for they have existed from antiquity. | 6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. |
7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me because of Your goodness, LORD. | 7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. |
8The LORD is good and upright; therefore He shows sinners the way. | 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. |
9He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. | 9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. |
10All the LORD's ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep His covenant and decrees. | 10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. |
11Because of Your name, Yahweh, forgive my sin, for it is great. | 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great. |
12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will show him the way he should choose. | 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him. |
13He will live a good life, and his descendants will inherit the land. | 13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. |
14The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them. | 14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. |
15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will pull my feet out of the net. | 15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh. |
16Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted. | 16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. |
17The distresses of my heart increase; bring me out of my sufferings. | 17The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. |
18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. | 18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. |
19Consider my enemies; they are numerous, and they hate me violently. | 19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. |
20Guard me and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. | 20Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. |
21May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for You. | 21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You. |
22God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses. | 22Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress. |
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