My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet went I not astray from thy precepts.
I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the east, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
And not only so, but let us also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;