| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. | 1Davidic. LORD, I call to You; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If You remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. |
| 2Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. | 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. |
| 3Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts. | 3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. |
| 4Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward. | 4Repay them according to what they have done-- according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve. |
| 5Because they do not regard the works of the LORD or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more. | 5Because they do not consider what the LORD has done or the work of His hands, He will tear them down and not rebuild them. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. | 6May the LORD be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading. |
| 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. | 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I praise Him with my song. |
| 8The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. | 8The LORD is the strength of His people; He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. |
| 9Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever. | 9Save Your people, bless Your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. |
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