1 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me,lest, if you be silent to me,I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,when I cry to you for help,when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighborswhile evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their workand according to the evil of their deeds;give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lordor the work of his hands,he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6 Blessed be the Lord!For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;my heart exults,and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.