| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1By David. O LORD, I come before you in prayer. | 1A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. |
| 2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me! | 2O my God, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over me. |
| 3Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated. | 3Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed. |
| 4Make me understand your ways, O LORD! Teach me your paths! | 4Make me know Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. |
| 5Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long. | 5Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day. |
| 6Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O LORD, for you have always acted in this manner. | 6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses, For they have been from of old. |
| 7Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O LORD! | 7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD. |
| 8The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. | 8Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way. |
| 9May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way! | 9He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way. |
| 10The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant. | 10All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies. |
| 11For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great. | 11For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great. |
| 12The LORD shows his faithful followers the way they should live. | 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. |
| 13They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land. | 13His soul will abide in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land. |
| 14The LORD's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. | 14The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant. |
| 15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy's net. | 15My eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will pluck my feet out of the net. |
| 16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed! | 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted. |
| 17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering! | 17The troubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses. |
| 18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins! | 18Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins. |
| 19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me. | 19Look upon my enemies, for they are many, And they hate me with violent hatred. |
| 20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you! | 20Guard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You. |
| 21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you! | 21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You. |
| 22O God, rescue Israel from all their distress! | 22Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles. |
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