1 To You, O Lord, will I cry;my Rock, do not be silent to me;lest if You were silent to me,then I would become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplicationswhen I cry to You,when I lift up my handstoward Your most holy place.
3 Do not draw me away with the wickedand with the workers of iniquity,who speak peace to their neighbors,but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds,and according to the wickedness of their endeavors;give them according to the work of their hands;return to them what they deserve.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,nor the work of His hands,He will destroy themand not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,because He has heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;my heart trusted in Him, and I was helped;therefore my heart rejoices,and with my song I will thank Him.
8 The Lord is the strength of His people,and He is the saving strength of His anointed.
9 Save Your people,and bless Your inheritance;feed them and lift them up forever.