Parallel Chapters Vindicate Me in Your Might
(1 Samuel 23:1-6) | 1For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not David hiding among us?" Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. | 1O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. | 1For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?" Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power. | 1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. | 1For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil. When the Ziphites went and said to Saul, "Is David not hiding among us?" God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might! |
| 2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. | 2O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. | 2Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. | 2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. | 2God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth. |
| 3Arrogant foes are attacking me; ruthless people are trying to kill me-- people without regard for God. | 3For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah | 3For strangers have risen against me And violent men have sought my life; They have not set God before them. Selah. | 3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. | 3For strangers rise up against me, and violent men seek my life. They have no regard for God. Selah |
| 4Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. | 4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | 4Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. | 4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. | 4God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life. |
| 5Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. | 5He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness put an end to them. | 5He will recompense the evil to my foes; Destroy them in Your faithfulness. | 5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. | 5He will repay my adversaries for their evil. Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them. |
| 6I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, LORD, for it is good. | 6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. | 6Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. | 6I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. | 6I will sacrifice a freewill offering to You. I will praise Your name, Yahweh, because it is good. |
| 7You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. | 7For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. | 7For He has delivered me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies. | 7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. | 7For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked down on my enemies. |
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