| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1I pray to you, O LORD, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die. |
| 2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary. | 2Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift 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— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil 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. | 4Give them the punishment they so richly deserve! Measure it out in proportion to their wickedness. Pay them back for all their evil deeds! Give them a taste of what they have done to others. |
| 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. | 5They care nothing for what the LORD has done or for what his hands have made. So he will tear them down, and they will never be rebuilt! |
| 6Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. | 6Praise 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 shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. |
| 8The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. | 8The LORD gives his people strength. He is a safe fortress for his anointed king. |
| 9Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever. | 9Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | 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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