| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness. | 1LORD, I seek refuge in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me by your righteousness. |
| 2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. | 2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. |
| 3For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name. | 3For you are my rock and my fortress; you lead and guide me for your name's sake. |
| 4You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for You are my refuge. | 4You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for you are my refuge. |
| 5Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem me, LORD, God of truth. | 5Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, LORD, God of truth. |
| 6I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. | 6I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. |
| 7I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love because You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my life | 7I will rejoice and be glad in your faithful love because you have seen my affliction. You know the troubles of my soul |
| 8and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place. | 8and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place. |
| 9Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow-- my whole being as well. | 9Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from frustration--my whole being as well. |
| 10Indeed, my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my sinfulness, and my bones waste away. | 10Indeed, my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away. |
| 11I am ridiculed by all my adversaries and even by my neighbors. I am dreaded by my acquaintances; those who see me in the street run from me. | 11I am ridiculed by all my adversaries and even by my neighbors. I am dreaded by my acquaintances; those who see me in the street run from me. |
| 12I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person--like broken pottery. | 12I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person--like broken pottery. |
| 13I have heard the gossip of many; terror is on every side. When they conspired against me, they plotted to take my life. | 13I have heard the gossip of many; terror is on every side. When they conspired against me, they plotted to take my life. |
| 14But I trust in You, LORD; I say, "You are my God." | 14But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are my God." |
| 15The course of my life is in Your power; deliver me from the power of my enemies and from my persecutors. | 15The course of my life is in your power; rescue me from the power of my enemies and from my persecutors. |
| 16Show Your favor to Your servant; save me by Your faithful love. | 16Make your face shine on your servant; save me by your faithful love. |
| 17 LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol. | 17LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be quiet in Sheol. |
| 18Let lying lips be quieted; they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt. | 18Let lying lips that arrogantly speak against the righteous in proud contempt be silenced. |
| 19How great is Your goodness that You have stored up for those who fear You and accomplished in the sight of everyone for those who take refuge in You. | 19How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you and accomplished in the sight of everyone for those who take refuge in you. |
| 20You hide them in the protection of Your presence; You conceal them in a shelter from the schemes of men, from quarrelsome tongues. | 20You hide them in the protection of your presence; you conceal them in a shelter from human schemes, from quarrelsome tongues. |
| 21May the LORD be praised, for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me in a city under siege. | 21Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to me in a city under siege. |
| 22In my alarm I had said," I am cut off from Your sight." But You heard the sound of my pleading when I cried to You for help. | 22In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight." But you heard the sound of my pleading when I cried to you for help. |
| 23Love the LORD, all His faithful ones. The LORD protects the loyal, but fully repays the arrogant. | 23Love the LORD, all his faithful ones. The LORD protects the loyal, but fully repays the arrogant. |
| 24Be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. | 24Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. |
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