311 In You, O Lord , I have taken refuge ; Let me never e be ashamed ; In Your righteousness deliver me. 2 Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly ; Be to me a rock of strength , A stronghold to save me. 3 For You are my rock and my fortress ; For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me. 4 You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength . 5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit ; You have ransomed me, O Lord , God of truth . 6 I hate those who regard vain idols , But I trust in the Lord . 7 I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness , Because You have seen my affliction ; You have known the troubles of my soul , 8 And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy ; You have set my feet in a large place .
9 Be gracious to me, O Lord , for I am in distress ; My eye is wasted away from grief , my soul and my body also. 10 For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing ; My strength has failed because of my iniquity , And my body has wasted away . 11 Because of all my adversaries , I have become a reproach , Especially to my neighbors , And an object of dread to my acquaintances ; Those who see me in the street flee from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man , out of mind ; I am like a broken vessel . 13 For I have heard the slander of many , Terror is on every side ; While they took counsel together against me, They schemed to take away my life . 14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord , I say , " You are my God ." 15 My times are in Your hand ; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me. 16 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant ; Save me in Your lovingkindness . 17 Let me not be put to shame , O Lord , for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame , let them be silent in Sheol . 18 Let the lying lips be mute , Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt .
19 How great is Your goodness , Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men ! 20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man ; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues . 21 Blessed be the Lord , For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city . 22 As for me, I said in my alarm , "I am cut off from before Your eyes "; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried to You. 23 O love the Lord , all you His godly ones ! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer . 24 Be strong and let your heart take courage , All you who hope in the Lord .
