1 IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For 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.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

1To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid. In thee, O Lord, doe I put my trust, let me neuer be ashamed: deliuer me in thy righteousnesse.

2Bowe downe thine eare to me, deliuer me speedily: be thou my strong rocke, for an house of defence to saue me.

3For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therfore for thy names sake lead me, and guide me.

4Pull me out of the net, that they haue layd priuily for me: for thou art my strength.

5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed mee, O Lord God of trueth.

6I haue hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

7I will be glad, and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast knowen my soule in aduersities;

8And hast not shut me vp into the hand of the enemie: thou hast set my feete in a large roome.

9Haue mercy vpon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; mine eie is consumed with griefe, yea my soule and my belly.

10For my life is spent with griefe, and my yeeres with sighing: my strength faileth, because of mine iniquitie, and my bones are consumed.

11I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a feare to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without, fled from me.

12I am forgotten as a dead man out of minde: I am like a broken vessell.

13For I haue heard the slaunder of many, feare was on euery side: while they tooke counsell together against me, they deuised to take away my life.

14But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I sayd, Thou art my God.

15My times are in thy hand: deliuer me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16Make thy face to shine vpon thy seruant: saue me for thy mercies sake.

17Let mee not be ashamed, O Lord, for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the graue.

18Let the lying lippes be put to silence: which speake grieuous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

19O how great is thy goodnesse, which thou hast layd vp for them that feare thee: which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sonnes of men!

20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence, from the pride of man: thou shalt keepe them secretly in a pauilion, from the strife of tongues.

21Blessed be the Lord; for hee hath shewed me his maruellous kindnesse, in a strong citie.

22For I sayd in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eies: Neuerthelesse thou heardest the voice of my supplications, when I cryed vnto thee.

23O loue the Lord, all yee his Saints: for the Lord preserueth the faithfull, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

24Be of good courage, and hee shall strenghten your heart: all ye that hope in the Lord.

I == Ps 22:5 ; 25:2 ; 71:1 ; 143:1 ; Isa 4923

 

III == Ps 18:2 ; 23:3 ; 25:11

 

 

V == Luke 23:46

 

VI == John 2:8

 

 

 

VIII == 1st Sam 17:46 ; 24:18

 

IX == Ps 6:7

 

X == Ps 32:3 ; 102:3

 

XI == Job 19:13 ; Ps 38:11 ; 41:8

 

 

XII == Ps 88:4-5

 

XIII == Jer 6:25 ; 20:3 , 10 ; Lam 2:22 ; Matt 27:1

 

 

 

 

XVI == Num 6:25-26 ; Ps 4:6 ; 67:1

XVII == 1st Sam 2:9 ; Ps 25:2 ; 115:17

XVIII == 1st Sam 2:3 ; Ps 12:3 ; 94:4 ; Jude 1:15 XIX == Isa 64:4 ; 1st Cor 2:9

 

 

 

XX == Job 5:21 ; Ps 27:5 ; 32:7

 

XXI == 1st Sam 23:7 ; Ps 17:7

 

XXII == 1st Sam 23:26 ; Lam 3:54 ; John 2:4

 

XXIII == Ps 34:9

 

XXIV == Ps 27:14

 

 

 

 

 

1 For the leader. A psalm of David.

2 In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me;

3 incline your ear to me; make haste to rescue me! Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to save me.

4 For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

5 Free me from the net they have set for me, for you are my refuge.

6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, LORD, God of truth.

7 You hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

8 I will rejoice and be glad in your mercy, once you have seen my misery, [and] gotten to know the distress of my soul.

9 You will not abandon me into enemy hands, but will set my feet in a free and open space.

10 Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am in distress; affliction is wearing down my eyes, my throat and my insides.

11 My life is worn out by sorrow, and my years by sighing. My strength fails in my affliction; my bones are wearing down.

12 To all my foes I am a thing of scorn, and especially to my neighbors a horror to my friends. When they see me in public, they quickly shy away.

13 I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a worn-out tool.

14 I hear the whispers of the crowd; terrors are all around me. They conspire together against me; they plot to take my life.

15 But I trust in you, LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

16 My destiny is in your hands; rescue me from my enemies, from the hands of my pursuers.

17 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your mercy.

18 Do not let me be put to shame, for I have called to you, LORD. Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol.

19 Strike dumb their lying lips, which speak arrogantly against the righteous in contempt and scorn.

20 How great is your goodness, Lord, stored up for those who fear you. You display it for those who trust you, in the sight of the children of Adam.

21 You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from scheming enemies. You conceal them in your tent, away from the strife of tongues.

22 Blessed be the LORD, marvelously he showed to me his mercy in a fortified city.

23 Though I had said in my alarm, “I am cut off from your eyes.” Yet you heard my voice, my cry for mercy, when I pleaded with you for help.

24 Love the LORD, all you who are faithful to him. The LORD protects the loyal, but repays the arrogant in full.

25 Be strong and take heart, all who hope in the LORD.

This Psalm of David is a plea for protection in one of the many times David was being persecuted. In the opening verses his plea is with confidence, and in v 5, he places himself in God’s hands. He proceeds to mention his many troubles, but in v 15, he expresses turning it all over to God, “My times are in thy hands”. When impatient or even facing death, that should be our resolve. He continues his plea that he be kept from shame, but his enemies with lying lips should be ashamed. He concludes in by encouraging other saints to have courage and to hope in the Lord.