Be My Rock of Refuge 1 DBY In thee, Jehovah, do I trust: let me never be ashamed. BSB BSB: In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 DBY Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me. BSB BSB: In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
3 DBY Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. BSB BSB: Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
4 DBY My God, rescue me out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. BSB BSB: Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
5 DBY For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. BSB BSB: For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
6 DBY On thee have I been stayed from the womb; from the bowels of my mother thou didst draw me forth: my praise shall be continually of thee. BSB BSB: I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
7 DBY I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. BSB BSB: I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
8 DBY My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day. BSB BSB: My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
9 DBY Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. BSB BSB: Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
10 DBY For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, BSB BSB: For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
11 DBY Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. BSB BSB: saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
12 DBY O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
13 DBY Let them be ashamed, let them be consumed, that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. BSB BSB: May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 DBY But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more. BSB BSB: But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
15 DBY My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, and thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof . BSB BSB: My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
16 DBY I will go in the might of the Lord Jehovah; I will recall thy righteousness, thine alone. BSB BSB: I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
17 DBY O God, thou hast taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I proclaimed thy marvellous works: BSB BSB: O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
18 DBY Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come. BSB BSB: Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
19 DBY And thy righteousness, O God, reacheth on high, thou who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee? BSB BSB: Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
20 DBY Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth; BSB BSB: Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
21 DBY Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. BSB BSB: You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
22 DBY I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, my God; unto thee will I sing psalms with the harp, thou holy One of Israel. BSB BSB: So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
23 DBY My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. BSB BSB: When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
24 DBY My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt. BSB BSB: My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
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