| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. | 1A Psalm of David. O LORD, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to You! |
| 2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. | 2May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. |
| 3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. | 3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. |
| 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. | 4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With men who do iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies. |
| 5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. | 5Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds. |
| 6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. | 6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant. |
| 7Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. | 7As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. |
| 8But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. | 8For my eyes are toward You, O GOD, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless. |
| 9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. | 9Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do iniquity. |
| 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. | 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I pass by safely. |
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