To you, O Lord, I call My rock, be not deaf to me Lest, if you be silent to me I become like those who go down to the pit Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy When I cry to you for help When I lift up my hands Toward your most holy sanctuary Do not drag me off with the wicked With the workers of evil Who speak peace with their neighbors While evil is in their hearts Give to them according to their work And according to the evil of their deeds Give to them according to the work of their hands Render them their due reward Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Or the work of his hands He will tear them down and build them up no more Blessed be the Lord For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy The Lord is my strength and my shield In him my heart trusts, and I am helped My heart exults And with my song I give thanks to him The Lord is the strength of his people He is the saving refuge of his anointed Oh, save your people and bless your heritage Be their shepherd and carry them forever The Lord is the strength of his people He is the saving refuge of his anointed