| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. | 1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! |
| 2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. | 2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me! |
| 3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. | 3Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold. |
| 4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. | 4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor! |
| 5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. | 5For you give me confidence, O Lord; O LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young. |
| 6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee. | 6I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother's womb. I praise you continually. |
| 7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. | 7Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter. |
| 8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. | 8I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long. |
| 9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. | 9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me! |
| 10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, | 10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. |
| 11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. | 11They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!" |
| 12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. | 12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me! |
| 13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. | 13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace! |
| 14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. | 14As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you. |
| 15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. | 15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. |
| 16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. | 16I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice--yours alone. |
| 17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. | 17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. |
| 18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. | 18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power. |
| 19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! | 19Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you? |
| 20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. | 20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth! |
| 21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. | 21Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me! |
| 22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. | 22I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel! |
| 23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. | 23My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! |
| 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. | 24All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed. |
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