I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

I wait for your deliverance, O Lord.

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,

May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

ט (Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

At that time they will say, “Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”

The caravans of Tema looked intently for these streams; the traveling merchants of Sheba hoped for them.

If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.

We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.

Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.