| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame. | 1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. |
| 2Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me. | 2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. |
| 3Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. | 3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. |
| 4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. | 4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. |
| 5For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth. | 5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. |
| 6By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise shall be continually of You. | 6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee. |
| 7I have become as a wonder to many, But You are my strong refuge. | 7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. |
| 8Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. | 8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. |
| 9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. | 9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. |
| 10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, | 10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, |
| 11Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.” | 11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. |
| 12O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste to help me! | 12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. |
| 13Let them be confounded and consumed Who are adversaries of my life; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor Who seek my hurt. | 13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. |
| 14But I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. | 14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. |
| 15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits. | 15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. |
| 16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. | 16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. |
| 17O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works. | 17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. |
| 18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come. | 18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. |
| 19Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? | 19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! |
| 20You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth. | 20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. |
| 21You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side. | 21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. |
| 22Also with the lute I will praise You— And Your faithfulness, O my God! To You I will sing with the harp, O Holy One of Israel. | 22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. |
| 23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. | 23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. |
| 24My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; For they are confounded, For they are brought to shame Who seek my hurt. | 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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