| | 1 | For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. | |
| | 2 | Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. | |
| | 3 | Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | |
| | 4 | Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. | |
| | 5 | Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth. | |
| | 6 | I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD. | |
| | 7 | I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. | |
| | 8 | You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place. | |
| | 9 | Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief. | |
| | 10 | My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. | |
| | 11 | Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends--those who see me on the street flee from me. | |
| | 12 | I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. | |
| | 13 | For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life. | |
| | 14 | But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." | |
| | 15 | My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. | |
| | 16 | Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. | |
| | 17 | Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave. | |
| | 18 | Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous. | |
| | 19 | How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. | |
| | 20 | In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues. | |
| | 21 | Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city. | |
| | 22 | In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help. | |
| | 23 | Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full. | |
| | 24 | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. | |
