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, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

2 D eliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape; bow down Your ear to me and save me!

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, 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 to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark Thou.

4 R escue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the grasp of the unrighteous and ruthless man.

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

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 my hope, O Lord Jehovah, 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 I have been supported from the womb, From my mother's bowels Thou dost cut me out, In Thee my praise continually.

7 I am as a wonder and surprise to many, but You are my strong refuge.

As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou my strong refuge.

8 M y mouth shall be filled with Your praise and with Your honor all the day.

Filled is my mouth Thy praise, All the day Thy beauty.

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 at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.

10 F or my enemies talk against me; those who watch for my life consult together,

For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken 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 catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

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, for my help make haste.

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.

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

14 B ut I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more.

And I continually do wait with hope, And have added unto all Thy praise.

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 recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

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 come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness -- Thine only.

17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I declared Your wondrous works.

God, Thou hast taught me from my youth, And hitherto I declare Thy wonders.

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.

And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

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?

And Thy righteousness, O God, unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who like 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.

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back -- Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back -- Thou bringest me up.

21 I ncrease my greatness (my honor) and turn and comfort me.

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest 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 also thank Thee with a vessel of psaltery, Thy truth, O my God, I sing to Thee with a harp, O 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 cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that 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 all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!