1 O Lord, in You I have found a safe place. Let me never be ashamed. Set me free, because You do what is right and good.

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 T urn Your ear to me, and be quick to save me. Be my rock of strength, a strong place to keep me safe.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

3 F or You are my rock and my safe place. For the honor of Your name, lead me and show me the way.

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

4 Y ou will free me from the net that they have hidden for me. For You are my strength.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

5 I give my spirit into Your hands. You have made me free, O Lord, God of truth.

Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

6 I hate those who worship false gods. But I trust in the Lord.

I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

7 I will be glad and full of joy in Your loving-kindness. For You have seen my suffering. You have known the troubles of my soul.

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

8 Y ou have not given me into the hand of those who hate me. You have set my feet in a large place.

and hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

9 S how me loving-kindness, O Lord, for I am in trouble. My eyes, my soul and my body are becoming weak from being sad.

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

10 F or my life gets weaker with sorrow, and my years with crying inside myself. My strength has left me because of my sin. And my bones waste away.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

11 B ecause of all those who hate me, I have become a shame to my neighbors. Even my friends do not want to be with me. Those who see me on the street run from me.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

12 I am forgotten like a dead man and they do not think about me. I am like a broken pot.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

13 F or I have heard many say things to hurt me. Fear is on every side. They planned together against me. They thought of ways to take away my life.

For 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.

14 B ut as for me, I trust in You, O Lord. I say, “You are my God.”

But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.

15 M y times are in Your hands. Free me from the hands of those who hate me, and from those who try to hurt me.

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 M ake Your face shine upon Your servant. Save me in Your loving-kindness.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.

17 D o not let me be put to shame, O Lord. For I call to You. Let the sinful be put to shame. Let them be quiet in the grave.

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

18 L et the lying lips be quiet. For they speak with pride and hate those who do right and good.

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

19 H ow great is Your loving-kindness! You have stored it up for those who fear You. You show it to those who trust in You in front of the sons of men.

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

20 Y ou will hide them with You in secret from the sinful plans of men. You keep them in Your tent in secret from those who fight with tongues.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 H onor and thanks be to the Lord. For He has shown His great loving-favor to me when I was in a city with armies all around.

Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

22 I n my fear I said, “You have closed Your eyes to me!” But You heard my cry for loving-kindness when I called to You.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

23 L ove the Lord, all you who belong to Him! The Lord keeps the faithful safe. But He gives the proud their pay in full.

O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

24 B e strong. Be strong in heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.