1  To you, O Lord, I call;

my rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you be ^qsilent to me,

I become like ^rthose 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

^stoward your most holy sanctuary.¹

3  ^tDo not drag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors

^uwhile evil is in their hearts.

4  Give to them ^vaccording to their work

and 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 Lord

or 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 ^wshield;

in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;

^xmy heart exults,

and with my song I give thanks to him.

8  The Lord is the strength of his people;²

he is the saving refuge of ^yhis anointed.

9  Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!

Be their ^zshepherd and carry them forever.