Be My Rock of Refuge 1 WBS In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. BSB BSB: In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 WBS Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy ear to me, and save me. BSB BSB: In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
3 WBS Be thou my strong habitation, to which 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 WBS Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from 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 WBS For thou art my hope, O LORD God: thou art my trust from my youth. BSB BSB: For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
6 WBS By thee have I been sustained from my birth: thou art he that brought me into life: 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 WBS I am as a wonder to many; but thou art my strong refuge. BSB BSB: I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
8 WBS Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day. BSB BSB: My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
9 WBS 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 WBS For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, BSB BSB: For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
11 WBS Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him . BSB BSB: saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
12 WBS O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. BSB BSB: Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
13 WBS Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonor 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 WBS But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. BSB BSB: But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
15 WBS My mouth shall show forth 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 WBS I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. BSB BSB: I will come in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim Your righteousness—Yours alone.
17 WBS O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. BSB BSB: O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
18 WBS Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to this generation, and thy power 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 WBS Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like to thee! BSB BSB: Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
20 WBS Thou , who hast shown me great and severe troubles, wilt revive me again, and wilt bring me 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 WBS Thou wilt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. BSB BSB: You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
22 WBS I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O 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 WBS My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to 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 WBS My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, 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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