Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.

Be gracious to me, Lord,
because I am in distress;
my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—
my whole being as well.

Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You redeem me, Lord, God of truth.

Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced.
Save me by Your righteousness.

How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.

The course of my life is in Your power;
deliver me from the power of my enemies
and from my persecutors.

But I trust in You, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”

Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.

For You are my rock and my fortress;
You lead and guide me
because of Your name.

You will free me from the net
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.

You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.

Indeed, my life is consumed with grief
and my years with groaning;
my strength has failed
because of my sinfulness,
and my bones waste away.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent in Sheol.

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.

Show Your favor to Your servant;
save me by Your faithful love.

and have not handed me over to the enemy.
You have set my feet in a spacious place.

Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.

I am forgotten: gone from memory
like a dead person—like broken pottery.

I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.

May the Lord be praised,
for He has wonderfully shown His faithful love to me
in a city under siege.