1 I n You, O Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed.

In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age.

2 I n Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline 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 habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment 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 wrongdoer 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 confidence from my youth.

For Thou my hope, O Lord Jehovah, My trust from my youth.

6 B y You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; 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 have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.

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

8 M y mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.

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

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

10 F or my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted 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 seize him, for there is no one to deliver.”

Saying, `God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'

12 O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help!

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

13 L et those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

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 as for me, 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 righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.

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

16 I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, 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 I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

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

18 A nd even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who 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 F or Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?

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 me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me 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 M ay You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

Thou dost increase my greatness, And Thou surroundest -- Thou comfortest me,

22 I will also praise You with a harp, Even Your truth, O my God; To You I will 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 will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, 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 will utter Your righteousness all day long; For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt.

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!