1 U nto You do I cry, O Lord my Rock, be not deaf and silent to me, lest, if You be silent to me, I become like those going down to the pit.

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

2 H ear the voice of my supplication as I cry to You for help, as I lift up my hands toward Your innermost sanctuary (the Holy of Holies).

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

3 D rag me not away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, but malice and mischief are in their hearts.

Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

4 R epay them according to their work and according to the wickedness of their doings; repay them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve.

Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings. Give them according to the operation of their hands. Bring back on them what they deserve.

5 B ecause they regard not the works of the Lord nor the operations of His hands, He will break them down and not rebuild them.

Because they don’t respect the works of Yahweh, nor the operation of his hands, he will break them down and not build them up.

6 B lessed be the Lord, because He has heard the voice of my supplications.

Blessed be Yahweh, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.

7 T he Lord is my Strength and my Shield; my heart trusts in, relies on, and confidently leans on Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song will I praise Him.

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

8 T he Lord is their Strength, and He is the Stronghold of salvation to His anointed.

Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

9 S ave Your people and bless Your heritage; nourish and shepherd them and carry them forever.

Save your people, and bless your inheritance. Be their shepherd also, and bear them up forever.