| 1 | A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever. |
| 2 | Free me by your justice, and rescue me. Incline your ear to me, and save me. |
| 3 | Be a God of protection and a place of strength for me, so that you may accomplish my salvation. For you are my firmament and my refuge. |
| 4 | Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the sinner, and from the hand of the unjust and those who act against the law. |
| 5 | For you, O Lord, are my patience: my hope from my youth, O Lord. |
| 6 | In you, I have been confirmed from conception. From my mother's womb, you are my protector. In you, I will sing forever. |
| 7 | I have become to many as if I were a portent, but you are a strong helper. |
| 8 | Let my mouth be filled with praise, so that I may sing your glory, your greatness all day long. |
| 9 | Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Do not abandon me when my strength will fail. |
| 10 | For my enemies have spoken against me. And those who watched for my soul have taken counsel as one, |
| 11 | saying: "God has abandoned him. Pursue and overtake him. For there is no one to rescue him." |
| 12 | O God, do not be far from me. O my God, provide for my assistance. |
| 13 | May they be confounded, and may they fail, who drag down my soul. Let them be covered with confusion and shame, who seek evils for me. |
| 14 | But I will always have hope. And I will add more to all your praise. |
| 15 | My mouth will announce your justice, your salvation all day long. For I have not known letters. |
| 16 | I will enter into the powers of the Lord. I will be mindful of your justice alone, O Lord. |
| 17 | You have taught me from my youth, O God. And so I will declare your wonders continuously, |
| 18 | even in old age and with grey hairs. Do not abandon me, O God, while I announce your arm to every future generation: your power |
| 19 | and your justice, O God, even to the highest great things that you have done. O God, who is like you? |
| 20 | How great is the tribulation that you have revealed to me: very great and evil. And so, turning back, you have brought me to life, and you have led me back again from the abyss of the earth. |
| 21 | You have multiplied your magnificence. And so, turning back to me, you have consoled me. |
| 22 | Therefore, I will confess your truth to you, with the instruments of the Psalter. O God, I will sing psalms to you with stringed instruments, O Holy One of Israel. |
| 23 | My lips will exult, when I sing to you, and also my soul, which you have redeemed. |
| 24 | And even my tongue will meditate on your justice all day long, when those who seek evils for me have been confounded and set in awe. |
