I believed, even when I said,
“I have been brought very low.”
In my distress I said, “No one can be trusted.”

How shall I repay the Lord
for all the good things he has done for me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his servants.

O Lord, I am your servant;
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you have freed me from my bonds.
I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of the Lord’s house,
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord;
I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from the deceitful tongue.

What shall be done to you, and what more besides,
O you deceitful tongue?
The sharpened arrows of a warrior,
along with hot glowing coals.

How hateful it is that I must lodge in Meshech
and dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Too long have I had to live
among the enemies of peace.
I am on the side of peace,
but when I speak of it, they are for war.

Deliver me, O Lord, from evildoers;
protect me from the violent,
Who devise evil in their hearts
and stir up strife all day long.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent;
adder’s poison is under their lips.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
protect me from the violent,
who are determined to trip me up.
The proud have hidden a snare for me
and stretched out a net of cords;
they have set traps for me along the path.

I have said to the Lord, “You are my God;
listen, O Lord, to my supplication.
O Lord God, the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O Lord,
nor let their evil plans prosper.

“Let not those who surround me lift up their heads;
let the evil of their lips overwhelm them.
Let hot burning coals fall upon them;
let them be cast into the mire, never to rise up again.”
A slanderer shall not be established on the earth,
and evil shall hunt down the lawless.

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor
and render justice to the needy.
Surely, the righteous will give thanks to your Name,
and the upright shall continue in your sight.

O Lord, I call to you; come to me quickly;
hear my voice when I cry to you.
Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord,
and guard the door of my lips;
let not my heart incline to any evil thing.
Let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers,
nor eat of their choice foods.

Let the righteous smite me in friendly rebuke;
let not the oil of the unrighteous anoint my head;
for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Let their rulers be overthrown in stony places,
that they may know my words are true.
As when a plowman turns over the earth in furrows,
let their bones be scattered at the mouth of the grave.

But my eyes are turned to you, Lord God;
in you I take refuge;
do not strip me of my life.
Protect me from the snare which they have laid for me
and from the traps of the evildoers.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I myself escape.

I cry to the Lord with my voice;
to the Lord I make loud supplication.
I pour out my complaint before him
and tell him all my trouble.

When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path;
in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
I look to my right hand and find no one who knows me;
I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.

I cry out to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”

Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low;
save me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your Name;
when you have dealt bountifully with me,
the righteous will gather around me.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior;
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel,
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.