Be My Rock of Refuge

1In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust; shall not be ashamed forever.

2In thy justice thou wilt deliver me, and let me escape: incline to me thine ear and save me.

3Be thou to me for a rock of refuge to come always: thou didst command to save me, for thou my rock and my fortress.

4My God, deliver me from the hand of the unjust one, from the hand of him transgressing, and the violent one.

5For thou my hope, O Lord Jehovah: my trust from my youth.

6Upon thee was I supported from the womb: from the bowels of my mother thou didst separate me: in thee my praise always.

7I was as a wonder to many: and thou my refuge of strength.

8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, thy magnificence all the day.

9Thou wilt not cast me off to the time of old age; as my strength fails thou wilt not forsake me.

10For mine enemies said to me, and they watching my soul took counsel together,

11Saying, God forsook him: pursue him and take him, for none delivering.

12O God, thou wilt not be far off from me: my God, hasten for my help.

13They lying in wait for my soul shall be ashamed; they shall be finished; they seeking my evil shall be covered with reproach and shame.

14And I will always hope, and I added upon all thy praise.

15My mouth shall recount thy justice, all the day thy salvation, for I knew not numbers.

16I will go in the strength of the Lord Jehovah: I will keep in remembrance thy justice, thine alone.

17O God, thou didst teach me from my youth: and even to this will I announce thy wonders.

18And also even to old age and grayness, O God, thou wilt not forsake me; till I shall announce thine arm to the generation, thy strength to every one who shall come:

19And thy justice, O God, even to height, who didst great things: O God, who like thee?

20Who didst cause us to see great straits and evils; thou wilt turn back, thou wilt preserve us alive, and from the depths of the earth thou wilt turn back, thou wilt bring us up.

21Thou wilt increase my greatness, thou wilt surround me, thou wilt comfort me.

22Also I will praise thee with the instrument of the harp; thy truth, O God, I will play on the harp, to thee, O Thou, Holy One of Israel.

23My lips shall rejoice when I shall play on the harp to thee, and my soul which thou redeemedst.

24Also my tongue all the day shall celebrate thy justice; for they were confused, for they seeking my evil were ashamed.