1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge.

Never let me be disappointed.

2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.

Turn your ear to me, and save me.

3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go.

Give the command to save me,

for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,

from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh,

my confidence from my youth.

6 I have relied on you from the womb.

You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.

I will always praise you.

7 I am a marvel to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise,

with your honor all day long.

9 Don’t reject me in my old age.

Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies talk about me.

Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

11 saying, "God has forsaken him.

Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."

12 God, don’t be far from me.

My God, hurry to help me.

13 Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed.

Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.

14 But I will always hope,

and will add to all of your praise.

15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness,

and of your salvation all day,

though I don’t know its full measure.

16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh.

I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

17 God, you have taught me from my youth.

Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

18 Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me,

until I have declared your strength to the next generation,

your might to everyone who is to come.

19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.

You have done great things.

God, who is like you?

20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,

you will let me live.

You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

21 Increase my honor

and comfort me again.

22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God.

I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

23 My lips shall shout for joy!

My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long,

for they are disappointed, and they are confounded,

who want to harm me.

1 By U, o HERE, skuil ek: laat my nie vir altyd beskaamd staan nie!

2 Red my deur u geregtigheid en bevry my; neig u oor tot my en verlos my!

3 Wees vir my 'n rots om in te woon, om gedurig in te gaan; U wat bevel gegee het om my te verlos, want U is my rots en my bergvesting.

4 My God, red my uit die hand van die goddelose, uit die mag van hom wat onreg doen, en van die geweldenaar.

5 Want U is my verwagting, Here HERE, my vertroue van my jeug af.

6 Op U het ek gesteun van die geboorte af, van die moederskoot af is U my bevryder; oor U is my lof altyddeur.

7 Ek was vir baie soos 'n wonder; maar U is my magtige toevlug.

8 My mond is vol van u lof, die hele dag van u roem.

9 Verwerp my nie in die tyd van die ouderdom nie, verlaat my nie as my krag gedaan is nie.

10 Want my vyande praat van my, en die wat op my lewe loer, hou saam raad

11 en sê: God het hom verlaat; agtervolg en gryp hom, want daar is geen redder nie!

12 o God, wees nie ver van my af nie; my God, maak tog gou om my te help!

13 Laat hulle wat my as vyand behandel, beskaamd staan, verteer word; laat hulle wat my ongeluk soek, hulleself toedraai in smaad en skande.

14 Maar ,k sal altyddeur hoop en al u lof vermeerder.

15 My mond sal u geregtigheid vertel, die hele dag u heil; want ek ken nie die maat daarvan nie.

16 Ek sal kom met die magtige dade van die Here HERE; ek sal u geregtigheid vermeld, die van U alleen.

17 o God, U het my geleer van my jeug af, en tot nou toe verkondig ek u wonders.

18 En ook tot die ouderdom en die grysheid toe -- o God, verlaat my nie, totdat ek aan die volgende geslag u arm verkondig, aan almal wat sal kom, u mag.

19 Ook is u geregtigheid, o God, tot in die hoogte; U wat groot dinge gedoen het, o God, wie is soos U?

20 U wat my baie en bange node laat sien het, sal my weer lewend maak en my weer ophaal uit die watervloede van die aarde.

21 Vermeerder my grootheid, en wend U om en troos my.

22 So wil ek U dan ook loof met die instrument van die harp, u trou, my God! Ek wil psalmsing tot u eer op die siter, o Heilige van Israel!

23 My lippe sal jubel as ek psalmsing tot u eer, en my siel, wat U verlos het.

24 Ook sal my tong u geregtigheid die hele dag prys, want hulle het beskaamd gestaan, want hulle wat my ongeluk soek, het rooi van skaamte geword.