| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. | 1O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. |
| 2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. | 2Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe. |
| 3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. | 3You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger. |
| 4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge. | 4Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me, for I find protection in you alone. |
| 5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth. | 5I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God. |
| 6I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust. | 6I hate those who worship worthless idols. I trust in the LORD. |
| 7I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. | 7I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul. |
| 8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open. | 8You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place. |
| 9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. | 9Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away. |
| 10For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. | 10I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within. |
| 11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street. | 11I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way. |
| 12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. | 12I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot. |
| 13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. | 13I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life. |
| 14But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” | 14But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!” |
| 15My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. | 15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. |
| 16Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion. | 16Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me. |
| 17O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. | 17Don’t let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave. |
| 18May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt. | 18Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly. |
| 19How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You! | 19How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. |
| 20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues. | 20You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues. |
| 21Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege. | 21Praise the LORD, for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack. |
| 22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. | 22In panic I cried out, “I am cut off from the LORD!” But you heard my cry for mercy and answered my call for help. |
| 23Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant. | 23Love the LORD, all you godly ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant. |
| 24Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD. | 24So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD! |
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