Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you.
The LORD preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,
My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
“He trusts in the LORD. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.
Oh love the LORD, all you his holy ones! The LORD preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.
For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.
LORD, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.
LORD of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his holy ones. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his holy ones.
Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.