| 2 In you, O Lord, I take refuge, may I never be disgraced; deliver me in your justice. | |
| 3 Give heed to my plea, and make haste to rescue me. Be a rock of refuge for me, a fortress for my safety. | |
| 4 For you are my rock and my stronghold, lead me for your name’s sake; | |
| 5 free me from the snare that they have set for me. Indeed you are my protector. | |
| 6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. | |
| 7 You hate those who worship worthless idols; but I put all my trust in the Lord. | |
| 8 I will rejoice and be glad in your love, for you have seen my affliction, you know the agony of my soul. | |
| 9 The hand of the enemy did not grab me; you gave me room to move. | |
| 10 Be merciful to me, O Lord, in my affliction; my eyes have grown dim with sorrow, my body emaciated. | |
| 11 For my days are wracked with grief, and my years worn out in anguish. My strength fails because of my misery. | |
| 12 I have become an object of reproach for my foes, a horror for my neighbors, a fear to my friends. Those who see me in the streets flee from me. | |
| 13 I am like the dead, unremembered; I have become like a broken pot, thrown away, discarded. | |
| 14 I hear whispering among the crowd, rumors that frighten me from every side – their conspiracies, their schemes, their plot to take my life. | |
| 15 But I put my trust in you, O Lord, I said: “You are my God;” | |
| 16 my days are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, from those after my skin. | |
| 17 Make your face shine upon your servant; save me in your love. | |
| 18 Let me not be dishonored, O Lord, for I have called on you; but let the wicked lie dishonored and go to the pit never to speak. | |
| 19 Let lying lips close in silence, these speaking against the just with malice and arrogance. | |
| 20 How great is the goodness which you have stored for those who fear you, which you show, for all to see, to those who take refuge in you! | |
| 21 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from human wiles; you keep them in your dwelling, safe from the intrigues of wagging tongues. | |
| 22 Blessed be the Lord for his wonderful love! He has strenghtened my heart. | |
| 23 I said in my fright: “I have been cut off from your sight!” Yet when I was crying, you heard; when I called for mercy, you listened. | |
| 24 Love the Lord, all you his saints! The Lord preserves his faithful, but he fully requites the arrogant. | |
| 25 Be strong and take courage, all you who hope in the Lord. | |
