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¹ In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, Let me not be ashamed to times age-abiding, In thy righteousness, deliver me:² Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me, - Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.³ Because, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art, Therefore, for the sake of thine own Name, wilt thou lead me and guide me?⁴ Wilt thou bring me forth, out of the net which they have hidden for me? For, thou, art my refuge.⁵ Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit - Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful.⁶ I hate such as give heed to false vanities, I, then, in Yahweh, have set my hope.⁷ I will indeed exult and rejoice, in thy lovingkindness, - In that thou hast looked upon my humiliation, thou hast taken note that in distresses was my life;⁸ And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.

⁹ Show me favour, O Yahweh, for in distress am I, - Wasted with vexation, is mine eye - my soul and my body;¹⁰ For, consumed with sorrow, is my life, and my years with sighing, - My strength hath staggered with my humiliation, and, my bones, are without marrow.¹¹ By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance, - They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me:¹² I have been forgotten, like one dead - out of mind, I have been as a missing vessel.¹³ For I have heard the whispering of many - A terror round about! When they have sat in conclave together against me, to take away my life, have they intrigued.¹⁴ I, therefore. in thee, have put ray trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art!¹⁵ In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers!¹⁶ Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.¹⁷ O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless ha ashamed, go down in silence to hades!¹⁸ Let false lips be made dumb, - which are speaking - against a righteous one - arrogantly, with pride and contempt.

¹⁹ How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee, - Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men.²⁰ Thou wilt conceal them, in the secrecy of thine own presence, from the conspiracies of men, - Thou wilt hide them in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues.²¹ Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.²² But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes, - But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee.²³ Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness, - Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly.²⁴ Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.