| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Save me from my enemies, my God! Keep me safe from those who rise up against me. | 1Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. |
| 2Save me from those who practice evil; deliver me from bloodthirsty men. | 2Rescue me from these criminals; save me from these murderers. |
| 3Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD. | 3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD, though I have not sinned or offended them. |
| 4Without any fault on my part, they rush together and prepare themselves. Get up! Come help me! Pay attention! | 4I have done nothing wrong, yet they prepare to attack me. Wake up! See what is happening and help me! |
| 5You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude | 5O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, wake up and punish those hostile nations. Show no mercy to wicked traitors. Interlude |
| 6At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city. | 6They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets. |
| 7Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?" | 7Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer. |
| 8But you, LORD, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations. | 8But LORD, you laugh at them. You scoff at all the hostile nations. |
| 9My Strength, I will watch for you, for God is my fortress. | 9You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my fortress. |
| 10My God of Gracious Love will meet me; God will enable me to see what happens to my enemies. | 10In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me. He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies. |
| 11Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield. | 11Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield. |
| 12The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips. They will be caught in their own conceit; for they speak curses and lies. | 12Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies. |
| 13Go ahead and destroy them in anger! Wipe them out, and they will know to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Interlude | 13Destroy them in your anger! Wipe them out completely! Then the whole world will know that God reigns in Israel. Interlude |
| 14At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city. | 14My enemies come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets. |
| 15They scavenge for food. If they find nothing, they become hungry and growl. | 15They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied. |
| 16But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed. | 16But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. |
| 17My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. | 17O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. |
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