1   
O God, declare me innocent,
  and defend my cause against the ungodly;
  deliver me from lying and evil men!

2   
You are my protector;
  why have you abandoned me?
Why must I go on suffering
  from the cruelty of my enemies?

3   
Send your light and your truth;
  may they lead me
  and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill, ^note
  and to your Temple, where you live.

4   
Then I will go to your altar, O God;
  you are the source of my happiness.
I will play my harp and sing praise to you,
  O God, my God.

5   
Why am I so sad?
  Why am I so troubled?
I will put my hope in God,

  and once again I will praise him,
  my savior and my God.

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