1 O Jehovah, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit grave.2 Hear the voice of my prayer when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands in prayer toward your most holy place.3 Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.4 Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them recompense.5 Jehovah will tear them down and never build them up again. This is because they never consider what he has done or what his hands have made.6 Blessed is Jehovah for he has heard my prayer supplication!7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant and I thank him with my song.8 Jehovah is the strength of his people and a fortress for the victory of his anointed.9 Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.