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1 Jehovah, I for safety do betake myself to thee: O let me not at any time put to confusion be. 2 Me rescue in thy righteousness, let me deliv’rance have: to me do thou incline thine ear, also do thou me save.
3 Be thou my dwelling rock, whereto I always may resort: thou gav’st commandment me to save, for thou my rock and fort. 4 Out of the hand of the wicked, my God, deliver me, out of the hand of the unjust, leaven’d with cruelty.
5 For thou, O God, Jehovah art mine expectation: and thou art he whom from my youth my trust is set upon. 6 Thou hast upheld me from the womb, thou art he that took’st me out of my mother’s belly; still my praise shall be of thee.
7 To many I a wonder am but thou my refuge strong. 8 Let my mouth fill’d be with thy praise, and honour all day long. 9 Within the time of elder age O cast me not away, and do not thou abandon me when my strength doth decay.
10 Because they that be enemies to me, against me spake, and they that for my soul lay wait, counsel together take. 11 Saying, God hath forgotten him: do ye him now pursue, and apprehend him, for there is not one him to rescue.
12 Depart not far from me, O God, my God, haste to help me. 13 The adversaries of my soul, let them ashamed be: let them consumed be, let them be also covered, both with reproach and dishonour, that for my hurt waited.
14 But I with patience will wait on thee continually, and I will add yet more and more to all the praise of thee. 15 My mouth it shall thy righteousness, and thy salvation show from day to day, for of the same no number do I know.
16 In the strong might of God the Lord go on along will I: I’ll mention make of thy justice, yea ev’n of thine only. 17 From my youth up, O mighty God, thou hast instructed me: and hitherto I have declar’d the wonders wrought by thee.
18 And now unto mine elder age, and hoary head, O God, do not forsake me: till I have thy power shown abroad, unto this generation, and unto every one that shall hereafter be to come, thy strong dominion.
19 Thy righteousness, O God, it doth reach up on high also, great are the things which thou hast done; Lord, who’s like thee unto? 20 Thou who hast caused me to see afflictions great and sore, shalt me revive, and me again from depths of earth restore.
21 Thou shalt my greatness multiply and comfort me always. 22 Also with tuned psaltery I will show forth thy praise, O thou, my God, I will sing forth to thee mine harp upon, thy verity and faithfulness, O Isr’el’s Holy One.
23 My lips with shouting shall rejoice when I shall sing to thee: my soul also, which freely thou hast brought to liberty. 24 Likewise my tongue shall utter forth thy justice all day long: for they confounded are, and brought to shame, that seek my wrong.