1 GLT Give ear to my prayer, God; and do not hide yourself from my plea. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
2 GLT Pay attention to me and answer me; I have no rest in my troubles BSB BSB: Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
3 GLT because of the voice of my enemies, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they bring trouble on me and persecute me in anger. BSB BSB: at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.
4 GLT My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen on me. BSB BSB: My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
5 GLT Fearfulness and trembling have come on me, and horror has overwhelmed me. BSB BSB: Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 GLT I said,“Oh, if only I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away and be at rest. BSB BSB: I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
7 GLT See, then I would wander far away; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah BSB BSB: How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
8 GLT I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.” BSB BSB: I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
9 GLT Devour them, Lord, confuse their language! For I have seen violence and strife in the city. BSB BSB: O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 GLT Day and night they go about on its walls; wickedness and trouble are in the middle of it. BSB BSB: Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
11 GLT Wickedness is in the middle of it; oppression and deceit do not leave its streets. BSB BSB: Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
12 GLT For it was not an enemy who rebuked me, then I could have borne it; neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him. BSB BSB: For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
13 GLT But it was you, a man equal to myself, my companion and my close friend. BSB BSB: But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
14 GLT We had sweet fellowship together; we walked in the house of God with the throng. BSB BSB: We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
15 GLT Let death come suddenly on them; let them go down alive to Sheol, for wickedness is where they live, right among them. BSB BSB: Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
16 GLT As for me, I will call on God, and Yahweh will save me. BSB BSB: But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
17 GLT In the evening, morning and at noonday I complain and moan; he will hear my voice. BSB BSB: Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
18 GLT He will safely rescue my life from the battle that was against me, for those who fought against me were many. BSB BSB: He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
19 GLT God, the one who rules from eternity, will hear them and humiliate them. Selah They never change, and they do not fear God. BSB BSB: God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
20 GLT My friend has raised his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has not respected the covenant that he had. BSB BSB: My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
21 GLT His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was hostile; his words were softer than oil, yet they were actually drawn swords. BSB BSB: His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
22 GLT Place your burdens on Yahweh, and he will sustain you; he will never allow a righteous person to totter. BSB BSB: Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
23 GLT But you, God, will bring the wicked down into the pit of destruction; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live even half as long as others, but I will trust in you. BSB BSB: But 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.
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