| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. LORD, I seek refuge in You; let me never be disgraced. Save me by Your righteousness. | 1For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me! |
| 2Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. | 2Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! |
| 3For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name. | 3For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me. |
| 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 they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge. |
| 5Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem me, LORD, God of truth. | 5Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O LORD, the faithful God. |
| 6I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. | 6I hate those who serve 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 be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. |
| 8and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place. | 8You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place. |
| 9Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow-- my whole being as well. | 9Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength. |
| 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. | 10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle. |
| 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. | 11Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering--those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me. |
| 12I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person--like broken pottery. | 12I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. |
| 13I have heard the gossip of many; terror is on every side. When they conspired against me, they plotted to take my life. | 13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life. |
| 14But I trust in You, LORD; I say, "You are my God." | 14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare, "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. | 15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me. |
| 16Show Your favor to Your servant; save me by Your faithful love. | 16Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! |
| 17 LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol. | 17O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave! |
| 18Let lying lips be quieted; they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt. | 18May lying lips be silenced--lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt! |
| 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 favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter 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 with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks. |
| 21May the LORD be praised, for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me in a city under siege. | 21The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies. |
| 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. | 22I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out 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 you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly. |
| 24Be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. | 24Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD! |
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