| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. | 1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy! |
| 2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; | 2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself, |
| 3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. | 3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me. |
| 4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. | 4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me. |
| 5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. | 5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me. |
| 6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. | 6I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place! |
| 7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. | 7Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah) |
| 8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. | 8I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale." |
| 9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. | 9Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city. |
| 10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. | 10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it. |
| 11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. | 11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square. |
| 12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: | 12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him. |
| 13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. | 13But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. |
| 14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. | 14We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd. |
| 15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. | 15May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst. |
| 16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. | 16As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me. |
| 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. | 17During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me. |
| 18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. | 18He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me. |
| 19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. | 19God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God. |
| 20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. | 20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them. |
| 21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. | 21His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords. |
| 22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. | 22Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended. |
| 23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. | 23But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you. |
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