1 In the Lord have I taken refuge; ♦︎
how then can you say to me,
Flee like a bird to the hills,
2 For see how the wicked bend the bow
and fit their arrows to the string, ♦︎
to shoot from the shadows at the true of heart.
3 When the foundations are destroyed, ♦︎
what can the righteous do?
4 The Lord is in his holy temple; ♦︎
the Lords throne is in heaven.
5 His eyes behold, ♦︎
his eyelids try every mortal being.
6 The Lord tries the righteous as well as the wicked, ♦︎
but those who delight in violence his soul abhors.
7 Upon the wicked he shall rain coals of fire
and burning sulphur; ♦︎
scorching wind shall be their portion to drink.
8 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds, ♦︎
and those who are upright shall behold his face.
1 To you I call, O Lord my rock;
be not deaf to my cry, ♦︎
lest, if you do not hear me,
I become like those who go down to the Pit.
2 Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you, ♦︎
when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.
3 Do not snatch me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers, ♦︎
who speak peaceably with their neighbours,
while malice is in their hearts.
4 Repay them according to their deeds ♦︎
and according to the wickedness of their devices.
5 Reward them according to the work of their hands ♦︎
and pay them their just deserts.
6 They take no heed of the Lords doings,
nor of the works of his hands; ♦︎
therefore shall he break them down
and not build them up.
7 Blessed be the Lord, ♦︎
for he has heard the voice of my prayer.
8 The Lord is my strength and my shield; ♦︎
my heart has trusted in him and I am helped;
9 Therefore my heart dances for joy ♦︎
and in my song will I praise him.
10 The Lord is the strength of his people, ♦︎
a safe refuge for his anointed.
11 Save your people and bless your inheritance; ♦︎
shepherd them and carry them for ever.
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