Psalms

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 come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.

³ for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

⁴ for you are my refuge.

⁵ redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.

⁶ I trust in the Lord.

⁷ for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

⁸ but have set my feet in a spacious place.

⁹ my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.

¹⁰ and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.

¹¹ 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 have become like broken pottery.

¹³ there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.

¹⁴ I say, “You are my God.”

¹⁵ deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

¹⁶ save me in your unfailing love.

¹⁷ for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.

¹⁸ for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

¹⁹ 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 from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.

²¹ for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.

²² “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

²³ The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.

²⁴ all you who hope in the Lord.