As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.

You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.

I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.