[1] Lord, I trust you, so I will never be disappointed.
[2] In your goodness, you will save me. You will rescue me. Listen to me. Save me.
[3] Be my fortress, the home I can run to for safety. You are my Rock, my place of safety. So give the command to save me.
[4] My God, save me from wicked people. Save me from cruel, evil people.
[5] My Master, you are my hope. I have trusted you since I was a young boy.
[6] I depended on you even before I was born. I relied on you even in my mother’s body. I have always prayed to you.
[7] You are my source of strength. So I have been an example to other people.
[8] I am always singing about the wonderful things you do.
[9] Don’t throw me away just because I am old. Don’t leave me as I lose my strength.
[10] My enemies have made plans against me. Those people really did meet together, and they made plans to kill me.
[11] My enemies said, ”Go get him! God left him. And no person will help him.”
[12] God, don’t leave me! God, hurry! Come save me!
[13] Defeat my enemies! Destroy them completely! They are trying to hurt me. I hope they feel the shame and disgrace.
[14] Then I will always trust you. And I will praise you more and more.
[15] I will tell people how good you are. I will tell about the times you saved me. That has happened too many times to count.
[16] I will tell about your greatness, Lord my Master. I will talk only about you and your goodness.
[17] God, you have taught me since I was a young boy. And to this day I have told people about the wonderful things you do!
[18] Now I am old and my hair is gray. But I know that you won’t leave me, God. I will tell each new generation about your power and greatness.
[19] God, your goodness reaches far above the skies. God, there is no god like you. You have done wonderful things.
[20] You let me see troubles and bad times. But you saved me from every one of them and kept me alive. No matter how deep I sank, you lifted me out of my troubles.
[21] Help me do greater things than before. Continue to comfort me.
[22] And I will play the harp and praise you. My God, I will sing that you can be trusted. I will play songs on my lyre for the Holy One of Israel.
[23] You saved my soul. My soul will be happy. I will sing songs of praise with my lips.
[24] My tongue will sing about your goodness all the time. And the people who want to kill me will be defeated and disgraced.