1 Em ti, Senhor, me refugio;

não seja eu jamais envergonhado;

livra-me por tua justiça.

2 Inclina-me os ouvidos,

livra-me depressa;

sê o meu castelo forte,

cidadela fortíssima que me salve.

3 Porque tu és a minha rocha e a minha fortaleza;

por causa do teu nome, tu me conduzirás e me guiarás.

4 Tirar-me-ás do laço que, às ocultas, me armaram,

pois tu és a minha fortaleza.

5 Nas tuas mãos, entrego o meu espírito;

tu me remiste, Senhor, Deus da verdade.

6 Aborreces os que adoram ídolos vãos;

eu, porém, confio no Senhor.

7 Eu me alegrarei e regozijarei na tua benignidade,

pois tens visto a minha aflição,

conheceste as angústias de minha alma

8 e não me entregaste nas mãos do inimigo;

firmaste os meus pés em lugar espaçoso.

9 Compadece-te de mim, Senhor, porque me sinto atribulado;

de tristeza os meus olhos se consomem,

e a minha alma e o meu corpo.

10 Gasta-se a minha vida na tristeza,

e os meus anos, em gemidos;

debilita-se a minha força, por causa da minha iniquidade,

e os meus ossos se consomem.

11 Tornei-me opróbrio para todos os meus adversários,

espanto para os meus vizinhos

e horror para os meus conhecidos;

os que me veem na rua fogem de mim.

12 Estou esquecido no coração deles, como morto;

sou como vaso quebrado.

13 Pois tenho ouvido a murmuração de muitos,

terror por todos os lados;

conspirando contra mim,

tramam tirar-me a vida.

14 Quanto a mim, confio em ti, Senhor.

Eu disse: tu és o meu Deus.

15 Nas tuas mãos, estão os meus dias;

livra-me das mãos dos meus inimigos e dos meus perseguidores.

16 Faze resplandecer o teu rosto sobre o teu servo;

salva-me por tua misericórdia.

17 Não seja eu envergonhado, Senhor,

pois te invoquei;

envergonhados sejam os perversos,

emudecidos na morte.

18 Emudeçam os lábios mentirosos,

que falam insolentemente contra o justo,

com arrogância e desdém.

19 Como é grande a tua bondade,

que reservaste aos que te temem,

da qual usas, perante os filhos dos homens,

para com os que em ti se refugiam!

20 No recôndito da tua presença, tu os esconderás

das tramas dos homens,

num esconderijo os ocultarás

da contenda de línguas.

21 Bendito seja o Senhor,

que engrandeceu a sua misericórdia

para comigo, numa cidade sitiada!

22 Eu disse na minha pressa:

estou excluído da tua presença.

Não obstante, ouviste a minha súplice voz,

quando clamei por teu socorro.

23 Amai o Senhor, vós todos os seus santos.

O Senhor preserva os fiéis,

mas retribui com largueza ao soberbo.

24 Sede fortes, e revigore-se o vosso coração,

vós todos que esperais no Senhor.

1 In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge;

Let me never be put to shame:

Deliver me in thy righteousness.

2 Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily:

Be thou to me a strong rock,

A house of defence to save me.

3 For thou art my rock and my fortress;

Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me.

4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me;

For thou art my stronghold.

5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit:

Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.

6 I hate them that regard lying vanities;

But I trust in Jehovah.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness;

For thou hast seen my affliction:

Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

8 And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy;

Thou hast set my feet in a large place.

9 Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress:

Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

10 For my life is spent with sorrow,

And my years with sighing:

My strength faileth because of mine iniquity,

And my bones are wasted away.

11 Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach,

Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly,

And a fear to mine acquaintance:

They that did see me without fled 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 defaming of many,

Terror on every side:

While they took counsel together against me,

They devised to take away my life.

14 But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah:

I said, Thou art my God.

15 My times are in thy hand:

Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant:

Save me in thy lovingkindness.

17 Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee:

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be dumb,

Which speak against the righteous insolently,

With pride and contempt.

19 Oh how great is thy goodness,

Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee,

Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee,

Before the sons of men!

20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man:

Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed be Jehovah;

For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

22 As for me, I said in my haste,

I am cut off from before thine eyes:

Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications,

When I cried unto thee.

23 Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints:

Jehovah preserveth the faithful,

And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,

All ye that hope in Jehovah.

1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.

3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.

5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9 Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.

10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, "and my bones grow weak.

11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends — those who see me on the street flee from me.

12 I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.

13 For I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side!" They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

14 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are my God."

15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.

16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

17 Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.

18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

19 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.

21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege.

22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.

23 Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.

24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.