For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows.

My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him cometh my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him , all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee , That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.

I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:

But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy salvation among all nations.

That thou mayest crush them , dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.

Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children.

For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them.

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation.

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: Ransom me because of mine enemies.

Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: Mine adversaries are all before thee.

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Make haste , O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

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

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

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.

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.

Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.

I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search.

And I said, This is my infirmity; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.

They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.