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God Sustains His Servant.For the choir director. A Psalm of David. | ||||
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| 1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. | 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. | 1 [For the choir director; a psalm by David.] I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me and heard my cry for help. | 1 I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. | 1 {To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.} I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. | 2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. | 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. | 2 He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure. | 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand. | 2 And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings: | 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the LORD. | 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. | 3 He placed a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see this and worship. They will trust the LORD. | 3 He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahweh. | 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah. | 4 How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. | 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. | 4 Blessed is the person who places his confidence in the LORD and does not rely on arrogant people or those who follow lies. | 4 Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn't respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. | 4 Blessed is the man that hath made Jehovah his confidence, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as turn aside to lies. | 5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. | 5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. | 5 You have done many miraculous things, O LORD my God. You have made many wonderful plans for us. No one compares to you! I will tell others about your miracles, which are more than I can count. | 5 Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. | 5 Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. | 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. | 6 You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin. | 6 Sacrifice and offering you didn't desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering. | 6 Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded; | 7 Then I said, "Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. | 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, | 7 Then I said, "I have come! (It is written about me in the scroll of the book.) | 7 Then I said, "Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll. | 7 Then said I, Behold, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me -- | 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart." | 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | 8 I am happy to do your will, O my God." Your teachings are deep within me. | 8 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart." | 8 To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart. | 9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD, You know. | 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. | 9 I will announce the good news of righteousness among those assembled for worship. I will not close my lips. You know that, O LORD. | 9 I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know. | 9 I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, thou knowest. | 10 I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. | 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. | 10 I have not buried your righteousness deep in my heart. I have been outspoken about your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not hidden your mercy and your truth from those assembled for worship. | 10 I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly. | 10 I have not hidden thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me. | 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | 11 Do not withhold your compassion from me, O LORD. May your mercy and your truth always protect me. | 11 Don't withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me. | 11 Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | 12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. | 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. | 12 Countless evils have surrounded me. My sins have caught up with me so that I can no longer see. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost heart. | 12 For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me. | 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me. | 13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; Make haste, O LORD, to help me. | 13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. | 13 O LORD, please rescue me! Come quickly to help me, O LORD! | 13 Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh. | 13 Be pleased, O Jehovah, to deliver me; Jehovah, make haste to my help. | 14 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. | 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. | 14 Let all those who seek to end my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced. | 14 Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt. | 14 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity; | 15 Let those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, "Aha, aha!" | 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. | 15 Let those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be stunned by their own shame. | 15 Let them be desolate by reason of their shame that tell me, "Aha! Aha!" | 15 Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha! | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!" | 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. | 16 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "The LORD is great!" | 16 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, "Let Yahweh be exalted!" | 16 Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified! | 17 Since I am afflicted and needy, Let the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God. | 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. | 17 But I am oppressed and needy. May the Lord think of me. You are my help and my savior. O my God, do not delay! | 17 But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. | 17 But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay. |
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