| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in 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! |
| 2Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. | 2Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! |
| 3Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | 3For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me. |
| 4Keep me free from the trap that is 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 hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God. | 5Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O LORD, the faithful God. |
| 6I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD. | 6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. |
| 7I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. | 7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. |
| 8You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but 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 merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. | 9Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength. |
| 10My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. | 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. |
| 11Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends-- those who see me on the street flee 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 as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. | 12I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. |
| 13For I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side!" They conspire against me and plot 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!" |
| 15My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. | 15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me. |
| 16Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. | 16Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! |
| 17Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead. | 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 their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous. | 18May lying lips be silenced--lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt! |
| 19How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on 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. |
| 20In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing 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. |
| 21Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was 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 said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called 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 people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full. | 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 take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. | 24Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD! |
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