I said to the Lord, “You are my God!” Listen, O Lord, to my cries for mercy!
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!
Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.
I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”
But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!”
My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!
O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
Let screaming be heard from their homes as warriors come suddenly upon them. For they have dug a pit for me and have hidden traps along my path.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”
I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”