| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. | 1Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; |
| 2My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High. | 2my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. |
| 3Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. | 3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. |
| 4In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? | 4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| 5All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. | 5All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. |
| 6They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life. | 6They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life. |
| 7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God! | 7For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! |
| 8You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? | 8You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? |
| 9When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me. | 9Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. |
| 10In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word), | 10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, |
| 11In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? | 11in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? |
| 12Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You, | 12I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. |
| 13For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? | 13For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. |
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