| 1 | In You, O Lord, do I put my trust
and
confidently take refuge; let me never be put to shame
or
confusion! |
| 2 | Deliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape; bow down Your ear to me and save me! |
| 3 | Be to me a rock of refuge in which to dwell,
and
a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually resort, which You have appointed to save me, for You are my Rock and my Fortress. |
| 4 | Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man. |
| 5 | For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust from my youth
and
the source of my confidence. |
| 6 | Upon You have I leaned
and
relied from birth; You are He Who took me from my mother’s womb
and
You have been my benefactor from that day. My praise is continually of You. |
| 7 | I am as a wonder
and
surprise to many, but You are my strong refuge. |
| 8 | My mouth shall be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day. |
| 9 | Cast me not off
nor
send me away in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent
and
my powers fail. |
| 10 | For my enemies talk against me; those who watch for my life consult together, |
| 11 | Saying, God has forsaken him; pursue
and
persecute and take him, for there is none to deliver him. |
| 12 | O God, be not far from me! O my God, make haste to help me! |
| 13 | Let them be put to shame and consumed who are adversaries to my life; let them be covered with reproach, scorn,
and
dishonor who seek
and
require my hurt. |
| 14 | But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. |
| 15 | My mouth shall tell of Your righteous acts
and
of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is more than I know. |
| 16 | I will come in the strength
and
with the mighty acts of the Lord God; I will mention
and
praise Your righteousness, even Yours alone. |
| 17 | O God, You have taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I declared Your wondrous works. |
| 18 | Yes, even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not, [but keep me alive] until I have declared Your mighty strength to [this] generation, and Your might
and
power to all that are to come. |
| 19 | Your righteousness also, O God, is very high [reaching to the heavens], You Who have done great things; O God, who is like You,
or
who is Your equal? |
| 20 | You Who have shown us [all] troubles great and sore will quicken us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth. |
| 21 | Increase my greatness (my honor) and turn and comfort me. |
| 22 | I will also praise You with the harp, even Your truth and faithfulness, O my God; unto You will I sing praises with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. |
| 23 | My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to You, and my inner being, which You have redeemed. |
| 24 | My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long; for they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek
and
demand my hurt. |