To thee, O Lord, have I cried;

My God, be not silent toward me:

Lest thou be silent toward me,

And so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.

2 Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee,

When I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple.

3 Draw not away my soul with sinners,

And destroy me not with the workers of iniquity,

Who speak peace with their neighbors,

But evils are in their hearts.

4 Give them according to their works,

And according to the wickedness of their devices:

Give them according to the works of their hands;

Render their recompense unto them.

5 Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord,

Even to the works of his hands,

Thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up.

6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition.

7 The Lord is my helper and my defender;

My heart has hoped in him, and I am helped:

My flesh has revived,

And willingly will I give praise to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people,

And the saving defender of his anointed.

9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:

And take care of them, and lift them up forever.