Of David.
1 To you, O Lord, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.a
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.