1 Lord, I seek refuge in You;
let me never be disgraced. n
2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me;
listen closely to me and save me. o
where I can always go.
Give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and fortress. p
4 Deliver me, my God, from the power of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and oppressive. q
5 For You are my hope, Lord God,
my confidence from my youth. r
6 I have leaned on You from birth;
You took me from my mother’s womb. s
My praise is always about You. t
7 I have become an ominous sign to many,
but You are my strong refuge. u
and honor to You all day long. v
9 Don’t discard me in my old age;
as my strength fails, do not abandon me. w
10 For my enemies talk about me,
and those who spy on me plot together, x
11 saying, “God has abandoned him;
chase him and catch him,
for there is no one to rescue him.” y
12 God, do not be far from me;
my God, hurry to help me. z
13 May my adversaries be disgraced and destroyed;
may those who seek my harm
be covered with disgrace and humiliation. a
14 But I will hope continually
and will praise You more and more. b
15 My mouth will tell about Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up. c
16 I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;
I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone. d
17 God, You have taught me from my youth,
and I still proclaim Your wonderful works. e
18 Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me. f
Then I will g proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come. h
19 Your righteousness reaches heaven, God,
You who have done great things;
God, who is like You? i
20 You caused me to experience
many troubles and misfortunes, j
but You will revive me again. k
You will bring me up again,
even from the depths of the earth. l
and comfort me once again. m
22 Therefore, I will praise You with a harp
for Your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing to You with a lyre,
Holy One of Israel. n
when I sing praise to You
because You have redeemed me. o
24 Therefore, my tongue will proclaim
Your righteousness all day long,
for those who seek my harm
will be disgraced and confounded. p
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