| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. | 1I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. |
| 2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. | 2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. |
| 3So many enemies against one man— all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence. | 3So many enemies against one man— all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence. |
| 4They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude | 4They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude |
| 5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. | 5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. |
| 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. | 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. |
| 7My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. | 7My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. |
| 8O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude | 8O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude |
| 9Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air. | 9Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air. |
| 10Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life. | 10Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life. |
| 11God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you; | 11God has spoken plainly, and I have heard it many times: Power, O God, belongs to you; |
| 12unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done. | 12unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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