1 Lord, I call to you;

my rock, do not be deaf to me.  *

If you remain silent to me,

I will be like those going down to the Pit.  *

2 Listen to the sound of my pleading

when I cry to you for help,

when I lift up my hands

toward your holy sanctuary.  *

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,

with the evildoers,

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors

while malice is in their hearts.  *

4 Repay them according to what they have done —

according to the evil of their deeds.

Repay them according to the work of their hands;

give them back what they deserve.  *

5 Because they do not consider

what the  Lord has done

or the work of his hands,

he will tear them down and not rebuild them.  *

6 Blessed be the Lord,

for he has heard the sound of my pleading.  *

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.  *

Therefore my heart celebrates,

and I give thanks to him with my song.  *

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;  *

he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed.  *

9 Save your people, bless your possession,

shepherd them, and carry them forever.  *