1 ¶ In thee, O LORD, have I waited; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in thy righteousness.

In 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!

2 I ncline thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily; be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me.

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

3 F or thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake thou shalt lead me and guide me.

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

4 T hou shalt pull me out of the net that they have laid in secret for me; for thou art my strength.

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

5 I nto thy hand shall I commit my spirit; thou shalt ransom me, O LORD God of truth.

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

6 I have hated those that regard lying vanities; but I wait in the LORD.

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

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy, for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities

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,

8 a nd hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a wide place.

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

9 ¶ Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Have 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.

10 F or my life is spent with grief and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

For 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.

11 I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to my acquaintances: those that see me without flee from me.

To 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.

12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I have become like a lost vessel.

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

13 F or I have heard the slander of many; fear was on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

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

14 B ut I trusted in thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my God.

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

15 M y times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those that persecute me.

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

16 M ake thy face to shine upon thy slave; save me for thy mercies’ sake.

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

17 L et me not be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be cut off for Sheol.

Let 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).

18 L et the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

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

19 ¶ Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for those that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for those that wait in thee before the sons of men!

Oh, 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!

20 T hou shalt keep them in the secret place of thy face from the pride of man; thou shalt keep them in the tabernacle protected from the strife of tongues.

In 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.

21 B lessed be the LORD, for he has shown me his marvellous mercy in a strong city.

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

22 F or I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou hast heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

As 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.

23 O love the LORD, all ye his merciful ones, for the LORD preserves the faithful and plentifully rewards the proud doer.

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

24 B e of good courage and strengthen your hearts, all ye that wait in the LORD.

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