| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! | 1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed. |
| 2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me! | 2In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. |
| 3Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold. | 3Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. |
| 4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor! | 4Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man, |
| 5For you give me confidence, O Lord; O LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young. | 5For You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. |
| 6I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother's womb. I praise you continually. | 6By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You. |
| 7Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter. | 7I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge. |
| 8I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long. | 8My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long. |
| 9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me! | 9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. |
| 10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. | 10For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together, |
| 11They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!" | 11Saying, "God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver." |
| 12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me! | 12O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help! |
| 13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace! | 13Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me. |
| 14As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you. | 14But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. |
| 15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. | 15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them. |
| 16I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice--yours alone. | 16I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone. |
| 17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. | 17O God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds. |
| 18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power. | 18And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. |
| 19Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you? | 19For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? |
| 20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth! | 20You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. |
| 21Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me! | 21May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me. |
| 22I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel! | 22I will also praise You with a harp, Even Your truth, O my God; To You I will sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. |
| 23My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! | 23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed. |
| 24All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed. | 24My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt. |
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