The Book of Psalms

[To the chief musician. A Psalm of David.] In You, O Jehovah, I sought refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness.

Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly, be a strong rock to me, for a house of fortresses to save me.

For You [are] my Rock and my Fortress; and for Your name's sake lead me and guide me.

Bring me out of the net that they hid for me, for You [are] my strength.

Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Jehovah, God of truth.

I have hated those keeping worthless idols; but I trust in Jehovah.

And I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy; for You have seen my affliction; You have known the distresses in my soul;

and have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.

Be gracious to me, O Jehovah, for I am in trouble; my eye has wasted away with grief, my soul and my belly.

For my life is ending with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones have wasted away.

I was a reproach among all my foes, but especially to my neighbors; and a fear to my friends, those who saw me outside fled from me.

I am forgotten like one dead from the heart; I am like a perishing vessel.

For I have heard the slander of many; fear [is] all around; because of their plottings together against me, they planned to take away my life.

But I trusted in You, O Jehovah; I said, You [are] my God.

My times [are] in Your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me in Your mercy.

Let me not be ashamed, O Jehovah; for I have called upon You; let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in Sheol.

Let the lying lips be silenced which speak recklessly against the righteous with pride and scorn.

How great [is] Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You; You have worked for those who trust in You before the sons of mankind.

In the secrecy of Your presence You shall hide them from man's plots; You shall cover them in a booth, from the strife of tongues.

Blessed [be] Jehovah, for He has worked His mercy wondrously to me in a besieged city.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from Your eyes; surely you heard the voice of my prayers when I cried to You.

O love Jehovah, all you saints of His; Jehovah preserves the faithful, and abundantly repays the proud doer.

Be strong, and He will make your heart stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.