1  O God, save me by your ^vname,

and vindicate me by your might.

2  O God, ^whear my prayer;

give ear to the words of my mouth.

3  ^xFor ^ystrangers² have risen against me;

ruthless men ^zseek my life;

they do not set God before themselves. Selah

4  Behold, ^aGod is my helper;

the Lord is the upholder of my life.

5  He will return the evil to my enemies;

in your ^bfaithfulness ^cput an end to them.

6  With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;

I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, ^dfor it is good.

7  For he has delivered me from every trouble,

and my eye has ^elooked in triumph on my enemies.

1  ^aNot to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,

^bfor the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

2  Why should the nations say,

^c“Where is their God?”

3  ^dOur God is in the heavens;

^ehe does all that he pleases.

4  ^fTheir idols are silver and gold,

^gthe work of human hands.

5  They have mouths, ^hbut do not speak;

eyes, but do not see.

6  They have ears, but do not hear;

noses, but do not smell.

7  They have hands, but do not feel;

feet, but do not walk;

and they do not make a sound in their throat.

8  ⁱThose who make them become like them;

so do all who trust in them.

9  O ^jIsrael,^{1 k}trust in the Lord!

He is their ^lhelp and their shield.

10  O ^jhouse of Aaron, trust in the Lord!

He is their help and ^mtheir shield.

11  You ⁿwho fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!

He is their help and their shield.

12  The Lord has remembered us; he will bless us;

he will bless ^othe house of Israel;

he will bless ^othe house of Aaron;

13  he will ^pbless those who fear the Lord,

^qboth the small and the great.

14  May the Lord ^rgive you increase,

you and your children!

15  May ^syou be blessed by the Lord,

^twho made heaven and earth!

16  The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,

but the earth he has given to the children of man.

17  ^uThe dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any who go down into ^vsilence.

18  But ^wwe will bless the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore.

^xPraise the Lord!

169  Let my ^acry come before you, O Lord;

^bgive me understanding ^caccording to your word!

170  Let my plea come before you;

^ddeliver me according to your word.

171  My lips will ^epour forth praise,

for you ^fteach me your statutes.

172  My tongue will sing of your word,

for ^gall your commandments are right.

173  Let your hand be ready to help me,

for I have ^hchosen your precepts.

174  I ⁱlong for your salvation, O Lord,

and your law is my ^jdelight.

175  Let my soul live and praise you,

and let your rules help me.

176  I have ^kgone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,

for I do not ^lforget your commandments.