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.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

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.

Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks 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 my rock and my bulwark Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.

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

Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou my strength.

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

Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.

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

I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.

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 rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.

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 Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.

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.

Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

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 hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

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.

Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing 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 have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing 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 an evil account of many, Fear round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

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

And I on Thee -- I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, `Thou 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.

In Thy hand my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

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

Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

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.

O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

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

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

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.

How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,

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 hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, 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 Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

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.

And I -- I have said in my haste, `I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying 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.

Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.

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

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!