1  To you, O Lord, I ^olift up my soul.

2  O my God, in you I ^ptrust;

^qlet me not be put to shame;

^rlet not my enemies exult over me.

3  Indeed, ^snone who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are ^twantonly ^utreacherous.

4  ^vMake me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

5  Lead me in your ^wtruth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

6  Remember your ^xmercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

^yfor they have been from of old.

7  Remember not ^zthe sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your ^asteadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

8  ^bGood and upright is the Lord;

therefore he ^cinstructs sinners in the way.

9  He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

10  All the paths of the Lord are ^dsteadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11  For your ^ename’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is ^fgreat.

12  Who is the man who fears the Lord?

Him ^cwill he instruct in the way that he should choose.

13  His soul shall ^gabide in well-being,

and his ^hoffspring ⁱshall inherit the land.

14  ^jThe friendship² of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

15  My ^keyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will ^lpluck my feet out of the net.

16  ^mTurn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

17  The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

18  ⁿConsider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

19  Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

20  Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

^oLet me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

21  May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

22  ^pRedeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.

8  Woe to those who ^ejoin house to house,

who add field to field,

until there is no more room,

and you are made to dwell alone

in the midst of the land.

9  The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:

^f“Surely many houses shall be desolate,

large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

10  ^gFor ten acres¹ of vineyard shall yield but one bath,

and a ^hhomer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”²

11  Woe to those who ⁱrise early in the morning,

that they may run after strong drink,

who tarry late into the evening

as wine inflames them!

12  ^jThey have lyre and harp,

tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,

^kbut they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,

or see the work of his hands.

18  Woe to those who draw iniquity with ^ucords of falsehood,

who draw sin as with cart ropes,

19  who say: ^v“Let him be quick,

let him speed his work

that we may see it;

let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,

and let it come, that we may know it!”

20  Woe to ^wthose who call evil good

and good evil,

^xwho put darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who put bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter!

21  Woe to those who are ^ywise in their own eyes,

and shrewd in their own sight!

22  Woe to those who are ^zheroes at drinking wine,

and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

23  who ^aacquit the guilty for a bribe,

and deprive the innocent of his right!