| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. | 1Pay attention to my prayer, God, and do not hide yourself from my appeal. |
| 2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; | 2Pay attention to me and answer me. I moan and groan in my thoughts, |
| 3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. | 3because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the wicked. They bring down evil upon me, and in anger they hate me. |
| 4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. | 4My heart is trembling within me, and the terrors of death have assaulted me. |
| 5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. | 5Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and horror has covered me. |
| 6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. | 6I said, "O, who will give me the wings of a dove, so that I could fly away and live somewhere else? |
| 7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. | 7Look, I want to flee far away; I want to settle down in the wilderness. Interlude |
| 8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. | 8I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest." |
| 9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. | 9Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city. |
| 10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. | 10Day and night they prowl around its walls; evil and iniquity are within it. |
| 11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. | 11Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets. |
| 12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: | 12For it is not an enemy who insults me— I could have handled that— nor is it someone who hates me and who now arises against me— I could have hidden myself from him— |
| 13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. | 13but it is you— a man whom I treated as my equal— my personal confidant, my close friend! |
| 14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. | 14We had good fellowship together; and we even walked together in the house of God! |
| 15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. | 15Let death seize them! May they be plunged alive into the afterlife, for wicked things are in their homes and among them. |
| 16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. | 16I call upon God, and the LORD will deliver me. |
| 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. | 17Morning, noon, and night, I mulled over these things and cried out in my distress, and he heard my voice. |
| 18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. | 18He calmly ransomed my soul from the war waged against me, for there was a vast crowd who stood against me. |
| 19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. | 19God, who is enthroned from long ago, will hear me and humble them. Interlude Because they do not repent, they do not fear God. |
| 20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. | 20Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word. |
| 21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. | 21His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn. |
| 22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. | 22Cast on the LORD whatever he sends your way, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. |
| 23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. | 23But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. |
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