| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. | 1Pay attention to my prayer, God, and do not hide yourself from my appeal. |
| 2Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, | 2Pay attention to me and answer me. I moan and groan in my thoughts, |
| 3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me. | 3because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me. |
| 4My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. | 4My heart is trembling within me, and the terrors of death have assaulted me. |
| 5Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. | 5Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and horror has covered me. |
| 6I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. | 6I said, "O, who will give me the wings of a dove, so that I could fly away and live somewhere else? |
| 7"Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. | 7Look, I want to flee far away; I want to settle down in the wilderness. Interlude |
| 8"I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest." | 8I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest." |
| 9Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. | 9Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city. |
| 10Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst. | 10Day and night they prowl around its walls; evil and iniquity are within it. |
| 11Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. | 11Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets. |
| 12For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. | 12For it is not an enemy who insults me— I could have handled that— nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me— I could have hidden myself from him— |
| 13But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend; | 13but it is you— a man whom I treated as my equal— my personal confidant, my close friend! |
| 14We who had sweet fellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng. | 14We had good fellowship together; and we even walked together in the house of God! |
| 15Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. | 15Let death seize them! May they be plunged alive into the afterlife, for wicked things are in their homes and among them. |
| 16As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. | 16I call upon God, and the LORD will deliver me. |
| 17Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice. | 17Morning, noon, and night, I mulled over these things and cried out in my distress, and he heard my voice. |
| 18He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. | 18He calmly ransomed my soul from the war waged against me, for there was a vast crowd who stood against me. |
| 19God will hear and answer them-- Even the one who sits enthroned from of old-- Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God. | 19God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God. |
| 20He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. | 20Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word. |
| 21His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. | 21His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn. |
| 22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. | 22Cast on the LORD whatever he sends your way, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. |
| 23But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. | 23But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. |
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