1 I n You, O Lord, do I put my trust and confidently take refuge; let me never be put to shame or confusion!
In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.
2 D eliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape; bow down Your ear to me and save me!
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
3 B e 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.
Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 R escue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.
Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 F or You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my trust from my youth and the source of my confidence.
For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth.
6 U pon 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.
By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I am as a wonder and surprise to many, but You are my strong refuge.
I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.
8 M y mouth shall be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day.
My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.
9 C ast 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.
Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 F or my enemies talk against me; those who watch for my life consult together,
For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
11 S aying, God has forsaken him; pursue and persecute and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
12 O God, be not far from me! O my God, make haste to help me!
O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
13 L et 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.
Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.
14 B ut I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.
But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
15 M y mouth shall tell of Your righteous acts and of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is more than I know.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof.
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.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I declared Your wondrous works.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
18 Y es, even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared Your mighty strength to generation, and Your might and power to all that are to come.
Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
19 Y our righteousness also, O God, is very high, You Who have done great things; O God, who is like You, or who is Your equal?
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
20 Y ou Who have shown us troubles great and sore will quicken us again and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 I ncrease my greatness (my honor) and turn and comfort me.
Increase thou my greatness, And turn again 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.
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, Even thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 M y lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises to You, and my inner being, which You have redeemed.
My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
24 M y 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.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.