1 ¶ In thee, O LORD, have I waited; let me not be forever put to shame.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

2 D eliver me in thy righteousness and cause me to escape; incline thine ear unto me and save me.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

3 B e thou my strong habitation unto which I may continually resort; thou hast given a commandment that I should be saved because thou art 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 D eliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the perverse and violent 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 thou art my hope, O Lord GOD; thou art my security from my youth.

For thou art my hope, O Lord Jehovah: Thou art my trust from my youth.

6 B y thee have I been sustained from the womb; thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels; my praise has been continually of thee.

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 unto many, but thou art my strong refuge.

I am as a wonder unto many; But thou art my strong refuge.

8 L et my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy glory all the day.

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.

9 D o not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Cast me not off in the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

10 F or my enemies speak against me, and those that lay in wait for my soul take counsel together,

For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

11 s aying, God has forsaken him; persecute and take him for there is no one 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 for my help.

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

13 L et them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek 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 ¶ But I will continually wait and will add upon all thy praise.

But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.

15 M y mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day, for I know not the numbers thereof.

My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, And of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers thereof.

16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

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, thou hast taught me from my youth and until now; I shall manifest thy wondrous works.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

18 N ow also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not until I have showed the strength of thy arm unto the next generation and thy power to every one that is 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 a nd thy righteousness, O God, unto excellence because thou hast done great things; O God, who is like unto thee!

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

20 T hou who hast caused me to see great and sore troubles, shalt return and quicken me and shalt bring me 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 T hou shalt increase my greatness and comfort me on every side.

Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me.

22 I will also praise thee with an instrument of the psaltery, O my God; unto thee will I sing thy truth with the harp, O thou 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 greatly rejoice when I sing praises unto thee and my soul, which thou hast ransomed.

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

24 I n the same manner my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness every day, for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek 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.