In the path where I walk,
    they have hidden a trap for me.^(C)
4 Look on my right hand and see:
    there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
    no one cares for me.^(D)

⁵ I cry to you, O Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,
    my portion in the land of the living.”^(E)
6 Listen to my cry,
    for I am brought very low.

Save me from my persecutors,
    for they are too strong for me.^(F)
7 Bring me out of prison,
    so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
    for you will deal bountifully with me.^(G)

⁴ I lie down among lions
    that greedily devour^[a] human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
    their tongues sharp swords.^(D)

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.
    Let your glory be over all the earth.^(E)

⁶ They set a net for my steps;
    my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path,
    but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah^(F)
7 My heart is steadfast, O God;
    my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and make melody.^(G)
8     Awake, my soul!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn.^(H)
9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.^(I)
10 For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;
    your faithfulness extends to the clouds.^(J)

¹¹ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.
    Let your glory be over all the earth.^(K)