| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. | 1For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. |
| 2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. | 2He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. |
| 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. | 3He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the LORD! |
| 4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. | 4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars! |
| 5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. | 5O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount! |
| 6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. | 6Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings. |
| 7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, | 7Then I say, "Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me. |
| 8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | 8I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts." |
| 9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. | 9I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. |
| 10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. | 10I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness. |
| 11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | 11O LORD, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me! |
| 12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. | 12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me. |
| 13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. | 13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me! |
| 14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. | 14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! |
| 15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. | 15May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be humiliated and disgraced! |
| 16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. | 16May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, "May the LORD be praised!" |
| 17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. | 17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay! |
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