| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. | 1By David. O LORD, I come before you in prayer. |
| 2O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. | 2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me! |
| 3Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. | 3Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated. |
| 4Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. | 4Make me understand your ways, O LORD! Teach me your paths! |
| 5Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. | 5Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long. |
| 6Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. | 6Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O LORD, for you have always acted in this manner. |
| 7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! | 7Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O LORD! |
| 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. | 8The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. |
| 9He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. | 9May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way! |
| 10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. | 10The LORD always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant. |
| 11For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great. | 11For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great. |
| 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. | 12The LORD shows his faithful followers the way they should live. |
| 13His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land. | 13They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land. |
| 14The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. | 14The LORD's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. |
| 15My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. | 15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy's net. |
| 16Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. | 16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed! |
| 17The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. | 17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering! |
| 18Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. | 18See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins! |
| 19Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me. | 19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me. |
| 20Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. | 20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you! |
| 21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. | 21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you! |
| 22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. | 22O God, rescue Israel from all their distress! |
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