| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help! | 1For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. God, listen to my prayer and do not ignore my plea for help. |
| 2Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. | 2Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint, |
| 3My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down. | 3because of the enemy's voice, because of the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster on me and harass me in anger. |
| 4My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. | 4My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me. |
| 5Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking. | 5Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me. |
| 6Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! | 6I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. |
| 7I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude | 7How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah |
| 8How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred. | 8I would hurry to my shelter from the raging wind and the storm." |
| 9Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city. | 9Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city; |
| 10Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city. | 10day and night they make the rounds on its walls. Crime and trouble are within it; |
| 11Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets. | 11destruction is inside it; oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace. |
| 12It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them. | 12Now it is not an enemy who insults me-- otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me-- otherwise I could hide from him. |
| 13Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend. | 13But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion and good friend! |
| 14What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God. | 14We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God. |
| 15Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them. | 15Let death take them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, because evil is in their homes and within them. |
| 16But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me. | 16But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. |
| 17Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice. | 17I complain and groan morning, noon, and night, and He hears my voice. |
| 18He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me. | 18Though many are against me, He will redeem me from my battle unharmed. |
| 19God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God. | 19God, the One enthroned from long ago, will hear and will humiliate them Selah because they do not change and do not fear God. |
| 20As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises. | 20My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant. |
| 21His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers! | 21His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords. |
| 22Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall. | 22Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. |
| 23But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me. | 23God, You will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. |
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