To you, O Lord, I will cry out,
O my strength, do not be deaf to me,
for if you are silent to me,
I shall be like those
who go down into a pit.
Hear, O Lord, my plea
when I cry out to you,
when I raise my hands
to your holy sanctuary.
Do not carry me away
with the impious
and with evil-doers
who speak peace
with their friends
while there is malice
in their hearts.
Give to them
according to their works,
and according to the evil
of their creations,
according to the works
of their hands,
give to them,
return their just due
to them.
Because they take no notice
of the works of the Lord
and the creation of his hands,
you will destroy them
and will not rebuild them.
Blessed is the Lord
who has heard the voice
of my plea.
The Lord is my strength
and my shield,
in him my heart has trusted
and I have received help.
My heart has rejoiced
in him,
and in my song
I shall confess him.
The Lord is the strength
of his people
and the saving refuge
of his anointed one.
Save your people
and bless your heritage,
and be their shepherd
and lift them up
forever.
