1For the Conductor, a psalm by David.
2In You I have taken shelter, O Lord, I shall never be shamed; rescue me in Your righteousness.
3Turn Your ear to me, save me quickly; be to me a rock of refuge, a fortress to deliver me.
4For You are my rock and my fortress; for the sake of Your Name, direct me and lead me.
5Remove me from the net they planted for me, for You are my stronghold.
6I entrust my spirit into Your hand; You will redeem me, Lord, God of truth.
7I despise those who anticipate worthless vanities; but I trust in the Lord.
8I will rejoice and delight in Your kindness, for You have seen my affliction; You know the troubles of my soul.
9You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet on spacious ground.
10Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye wastes away from vexation-my soul and my stomach.
11For my life is spent in sorrow, my years in sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.
12Because of my adversaries I have become a disgrace-exceedingly to my neighbors, and a dread to my friends; those who see me outside flee from me.
13Like a dead man, I was forgotten from the heart; I became like a lost vessel.
14For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, when they assembled together against me and plotted to take my life.
15But I trusted in You, O Lord; I said, "You are my God.”
16My times are in Your hand; save me from the hands of my enemies and pursuers.
17Shine Your countenance upon Your servant; deliver me in Your kindness.
18O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called You; let the wicked be shamed, let them be silent to the grave.
19Let the lips of falsehood-which speak insolently against the righteous, with arrogance and contempt-be struck dumb.
20How abundant is Your good that You have hidden for those who fear You; in the presence of man, You have acted for those who take refuge in You.
21Conceal them from the haughtiness of man, in the shelter of Your countenance; hide them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
22Blessed is the Lord, for He has been wondrous in His kindness to me in a besieged city.
23I said in my panic, "I am cut off from before Your eyes!" But in truth, You heard the voice of my pleas when I cried to You.
24Love the Lord, all His pious ones! The Lord preserves the faithful, and repays with exactness those who act haughtily.
25Be strong and fortify your hearts, all who put their hope in the Lord!