¹² I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(A)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³ For I hear many whispering,^(B)
    “Terror on every side!”^(C)
They conspire against me^(D)
    and plot to take my life.^(E)

¹⁴ But I trust^(F) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵ My times^(G) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
¹⁶ Let your face shine^(H) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.^(I)
17 Let me not be put to shame,^(J) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent^(K) in the realm of the dead.
¹⁸ Let their lying lips^(L) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly^(M) against the righteous.

¹⁹ How abundant are the good things^(N)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,^(O)
    on those who take refuge^(P) in you.
²⁰ In the shelter^(Q) of your presence you hide^(R) them
    from all human intrigues;^(S)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

²¹ Praise be to the Lord,^(T)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love^(U)
    when I was in a city under siege.^(V)
22 In my alarm^(W) I said,
    “I am cut off^(X) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry^(Y) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

²³ Love the Lord, all his faithful people!^(Z)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,^(AA)
    but the proud he pays back^(AB) in full.
²⁴ Be strong and take heart,^(AC)
    all you who hope in the Lord.