| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; | 1O LORD, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. |
| 2many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah | 2So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” Interlude |
| 3But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. | 3But you, O LORD, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. |
| 4I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah | 4I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy mountain. Interlude |
| 5I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. | 5I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the LORD was watching over me. |
| 6I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. | 6I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side. |
| 7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked. | 7Arise, O LORD! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked! |
| 8Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people! Selah | 8Victory comes from you, O LORD. May you bless your people. Interlude |
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