[1] LORD, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. [2] Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary. [3] Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts. [4] Repay them according to what they have done- according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve. [5] Because they do not consider what the LORD has done or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and not rebuild them. [6] Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the sound of my pleading. [7] The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song. [8] The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. [9] Save your people, bless your possession, shepherd them, and carry them forever.
