| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1I waited patiently for the LORD to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. |
| 2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. | 2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. |
| 3He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD. | 3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. |
| 4Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols. | 4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. |
| 5O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them. | 5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count. |
| 6You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand — you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings. | 6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. |
| 7Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures: | 7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: |
| 8I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.” | 8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” |
| 9I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know. | 9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know. |
| 10I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. | 10I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly. |
| 11LORD, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. | 11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me. |
| 12For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. | 12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me. |
| 13Please, LORD, rescue me! Come quickly, LORD, and help me. | 13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me. |
| 14May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace. | 14May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated. |
| 15Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!” | 15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame. |
| 16But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!” | 16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!” |
| 17As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay. | 17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay. |
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