To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David

1In You, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in Your righteousness.

2Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be You my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

3For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore for Your name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

4Pull me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me: for You are my strength.

5Into Your hand I commit my spirit: You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.   LUKE 23:46

6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.   worthless idols

7I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy: for You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities;

8And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: You have set my feet in a large room.

9Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

11I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.   MATT 27:1 | gathered and conspired against David/God; plotted

14But I trusted in You, O Lord: I said, You are my God.

15My times are in Your hand: deliver me from the hands of my enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16Make Your face to shine upon Your servant: save me for Your mercies’ sake.

17Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon You: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.   arrogant

19Oh how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for them that fear You; which You have wrought for them that trust in You before the sons of men!   revere

20You shall hide them in the secret of Your presence from the pride of man: You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.   shelter

21Blessed be the Lord: for He has showed me His marvelous kindness in a strong city.   besieged

22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before Your eyes: nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You.   removed; appeals, requests

23O love the Lord, all you^p His saints: for the Lord preserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the proud doer.

24Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your^p heart, all you^p that hope in the Lord.   1 COR 16:13