3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence: that thou
mayest save me.
4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: be thou also my
guide, and lead me for thy Name's sake.
5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for
thou art my strength.
6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit: for thou hast redeemed me,
O Lord, thou God of truth.
7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities: and my
trust hath been in the Lord.
8 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered
my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities.
9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: but hast
set my feet in a large room.
10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: and mine eye
is consumed for very heaviness; yea, my soul and my body.
11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness: and my years with
mourning.
12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquity: and my bones
are consumed.
13 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, but especially
among my neighbours: and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of
me; and they that did see me without conveyed themselves from me.
14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of mind: I am become
like a broken vessel.
15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude: and fear is on
every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their
counsel to take away my life.
16 But my hope hath been in thee, O Lord: I have said, Thou art
my God.
17 My time is in thy hand, deliver me from the hand of mine enemies:
and from them that persecute me.
18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance: and save me for
thy mercy's sake.
19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee:
let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the
grave.
20 Let the lying lips be put to silence: which cruelly, disdainfully,
and despitefully, speak against the righteous.
21 O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for
them that fear thee: and that thou hast prepared for them that put
their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!
22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the
provoking of all men: thou shalt keep them secretly in thy
tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
23 Thanks be to the Lord: for he hath shewed me marvellous great
kindness in a strong city.
24 And when I made haste, I said: I am cast out of the sight of
thine eyes.
25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my prayer: when I cried
unto thee.
26 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth
them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.
27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart: all ye that put
your trust in the Lord.