The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

¹ To you, O Lord , I call;

my rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you be silent to me,

I become like those 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

toward your most holy sanctuary.

³ Do not drag me off with the wicked,

with the workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors

while evil is in their hearts.

⁴ Give to them according 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 shield;

in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

and with my song I give thanks to him.

⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people;

he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

⁹ Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!

Be their shepherd and carry them forever.