18O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure;
be strong, and he shall comfort your heart; *
wait patiently for the Lord.
28Ad te, Domine
1O Lord, I call to you;
my Rock, do not be deaf to my cry; *
lest, if you do not hear me,
I become like those who go down to the Pit.
2Hear the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you, *
when I lift up my hands to your holy of holies.
3Do not snatch me away with the wicked or with the evildoers, *
who speak peaceably with their neighbors,
while strife is in their hearts.
4Repay them according to their deeds, *
and according to the wickedness of their actions.
5According to the work of their hands repay them, *
and give them their just deserts.
6They have no understanding of the Lord’s doings,
nor of the works of his hands; *
therefore he will break them down and not build them up.
7Blessed is the Lord! *
for he has heard the voice of my prayer.
8The Lord is my strength and my shield; *
my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped;
9Therefore my heart dances for joy, *
and in my song will I praise him.
