| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? | 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? |
| 2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? | 2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? |
| 3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; | 3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; |
| 4Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved. | 4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. |
| 5But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. | 5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. |
| 6I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. | 6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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