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A Prayer for God's Protection
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1 I run to you, Lord,
for protection.
Don't disappoint me.
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1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
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2 You do what is right,
so come to my rescue.
Listen to my prayer
and keep me safe.
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2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
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3 Be my mighty rock,  n 71.3 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
the place
where I can always run
for protection.
Save me by your command!
You are my mighty rock
and my fortress.
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3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Be...: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation
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4 Come and save me, Lord God,
from vicious and cruel
and brutal enemies!
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4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
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5 I depend on you,
and I have trusted you
since I was young.
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5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
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6 I have relied on you o 71.6 I ... you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
from the day I was born.
You brought me safely
through birth,
and I always praise you.
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6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
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7 Many people think of me
as something evil.
But you are my mighty protector,
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7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
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8 and I praise and honor you
all day long.
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8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
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9 Don't throw me aside
when I am old;
don't desert me
when my strength is gone.
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9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
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10 My enemies are plotting
because they want me dead.
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10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay...: Heb. watch, or, observe
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11 They say, “Now we'll catch you!
God has deserted you,
and no one can save you.”
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11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
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12 Come closer, God!
Please hurry and help.
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12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
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13 Embarrass and destroy
all who want me dead;
disgrace and confuse
all who want to hurt me.
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13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
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14 I will never give up hope
or stop praising you.
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14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
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15 All day long I will tell
the wonderful things you do
to save your people.
But you have done much more
than I could possibly know.
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15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
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16 I will praise you, Lord God,
for your mighty deeds
and your power to save.
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16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
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17 You have taught me
since I was a child,
and I never stop telling about
your marvelous deeds.
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17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
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18 Don't leave me when I am old
and my hair turns gray.
Let me tell future generations
about your mighty power.
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18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when...: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm
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19 Your deeds of kindness
are known in the heavens.
No one is like you!
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19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
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20 You made me suffer a lot,
but you will bring me
back from this deep pit
and give me new life.
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20 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
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21 You will make me truly great
and take my sorrow away.
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21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
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22 I will praise you, God,
the Holy One of Israel.
You are faithful.
I will play the harp
and sing your praises.
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22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. the psaltery: Heb. the instrument of psaltery
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23 You have rescued me!
I will celebrate and shout,
singing praises to you
with all my heart.
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23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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24 All day long I will announce
your power to save.
I will tell how you disgraced
and disappointed
those
who wanted to hurt me.
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24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
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