| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1In you, O LORD, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! | 1In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. |
| 2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me! | 2In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me. |
| 3Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold. | 3Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. |
| 4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor! | 4Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel. |
| 5For you give me confidence, O Lord; O LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young. | 5For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. |
| 6I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother's womb. I praise you continually. | 6From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb. I will ever praise you. |
| 7Many are appalled when they see me, but you are my secure shelter. | 7I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. |
| 8I praise you constantly and speak of your splendor all day long. | 8My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. |
| 9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me! | 9Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. |
| 10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise. | 10For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together. |
| 11They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!" | 11They say, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him." |
| 12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me! | 12Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me. |
| 13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace! | 13May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace. |
| 14As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you. | 14As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. |
| 15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. | 15My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long-- though I know not how to relate them all. |
| 16I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice--yours alone. | 16I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. |
| 17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. | 17Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. |
| 18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power. | 18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. |
| 19Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you? | 19Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God? |
| 20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth! | 20Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. |
| 21Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me! | 21You will increase my honor and comfort me once more. |
| 22I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel! | 22I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. |
| 23My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! | 23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you-- I whom you have delivered. |
| 24All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed. | 24My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion. |
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