1 I n You, O Lord, do I put my trust and seek refuge; let me never be put to shame or disappointed; deliver me in Your righteousness!

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 B ow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily! Be my Rock of refuge, a strong Fortress to save me!

Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.

3 Y es, You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore for Your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

4 D raw me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for You are my Strength and my Stronghold.

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.

5 I nto Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.

Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.

6 I abhor those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in, rely on, and confidently lean on the Lord.

I hate them that regard lying vanities; But I trust in Jehovah.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy and steadfast love, because You have seen my affliction, You have taken note of my life’s distresses,

I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

8 A nd You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.

And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.

9 H ave mercy and be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; with grief my eye is weakened, also my inner self and my body.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

10 F or my life is spent with sorrow and my years with sighing; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and even my bones have wasted away.

For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

11 T o all my enemies I have become a reproach, but especially to my neighbors, and a dread to my acquaintances, who flee from me on the street.

Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.

12 I am forgotten like a dead man, and out of mind; like a broken vessel am I.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

13 F or I have heard the slander of many; terror is on every side! While they schemed together against me, they plotted to take my life.

For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, They devised to take away my life.

14 B ut I trusted in, relied on, and was confident in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.

15 M y times are in Your hands; deliver me from the hands of my foes and those who pursue me and persecute me.

My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 L et Your face shine on Your servant; save me for Your mercy’s sake and in Your loving-kindness.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.

17 L et me not be put to shame, O Lord, or disappointed, for I am calling upon You; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the place of the dead).

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

18 L et the lying lips be silenced, which speak insolently against the righteous with pride and contempt.

Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

19 O h, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men!

Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!

20 I n the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men; You keep them secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues.

In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 B lessed be the Lord! For He has shown me His marvelous loving favor when I was beset as in a besieged city.

Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

22 A s for me, I said in my haste and alarm, I am cut off from before Your eyes. But You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You for aid.

As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications When I cried unto thee.

23 O love the Lord, all you His saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully pays back him who deals haughtily.

Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

24 B e strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.