| Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1LORD, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. | 1Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit. |
| 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary. | 2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. |
| 3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. | 3Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. |
| 4Repay them according to what they have done--according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve. | 4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve. |
| 5Because they do not consider what the LORD has done or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and not rebuild them. | 5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them. |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. | 6Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy. |
| 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song. | 7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. |
| 8The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. | 8The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. |
| 9Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. | 9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever. |
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