| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help. | 1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. |
| 2Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint, | 2Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught |
| 3because of the enemy's voice, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster on me and harass me in anger. | 3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger. |
| 4My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me. | 4My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. |
| 5Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me. | 5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me. |
| 6I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. | 6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. |
| 7How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah | 7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah |
| 8I would hurry to my shelter from the raging wind and the storm." | 8I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.” |
| 9Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city; | 9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. |
| 10day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it; | 10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within. |
| 11destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace. | 11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets. |
| 12Now it is not an enemy who insults me-- otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me-- otherwise I could hide from him. | 12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. |
| 13But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion and good friend! | 13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. |
| 14We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. | 14We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. |
| 15Let death take them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, because evil is in their homes and within them. | 15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes. |
| 16But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. | 16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. |
| 17I complain and groan morning, noon, and night, and He hears my voice. | 17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice. |
| 18Though many are against me, He will redeem me from my battle unharmed. | 18He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me. |
| 19God, the One enthroned from long ago, will hear and will humiliate them Selah because they do not change and do not fear God. | 19God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God. |
| 20My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant. | 20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant. |
| 21His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords. | 21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed. |
| 22Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. | 22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken. |
| 23God, You will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. | 23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. |
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