| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. | 1For the music director; a psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me! |
| 2Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me. | 2Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! |
| 3For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me. | 3For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me. |
| 4Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength. | 4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge. |
| 5Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. | 5Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O LORD, the faithful God. |
| 6I have hated those who regard useless idols; But I trust in the LORD. | 6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD. |
| 7I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities, | 7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. |
| 8And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place. | 8You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place. |
| 9Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body! | 9Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength. |
| 10For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away. | 10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle. |
| 11I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And am repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me. | 11Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering--those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me. |
| 12I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. | 12I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. |
| 13For I hear the slander of many; Fear is on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life. | 13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life. |
| 14But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” | 14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare, "You are my God!" |
| 15My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. | 15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me. |
| 16Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. | 16Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! |
| 17Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave. | 17O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave! |
| 18Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. | 18May lying lips be silenced--lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt! |
| 19Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men! | 19How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you. |
| 20You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues. | 20You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks. |
| 21Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city! | 21The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies. |
| 22For I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes”; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried out to You. | 22I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help. |
| 23Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person. | 23Love the LORD, all you faithful followers of his! The LORD protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly. |
| 24Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD. | 24Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD! |
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