P31

Intro 
Fmaj7   Dm7   Bbmaj7   C7 


[Verso 1]
 
Fmaj7 
In you, Lord 
Dm7 
I have taken refuge 
Bbmaj7 
Let me never be ashamed 
C7 
Because you are righteous, deliver me 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Fmaj7 
Listen to me 
Dm7 
And deliver me quickly 
Bbmaj7 
Become a rock of safety for me 
C7 
A fortified citadel to deliver me 
 


[Verso 3]
 
Dm7 
For you are my rock and my fortress 
Bbmaj7 
For the sake of your name 
C7 
Guide me and lead me 
 


[Verso 4]
 
Dm7 
Rescue me from the net 
Bbmaj7 
That they concealed to trap me 
A7 
For you are my strength 
 


[Verso 5]
 
Dm7 
Into your hands I commit my spirit 
Bbmaj7 
For you have redeemed me 
A7 
Lord God of truth 

{Refrain} 
Bbmaj7 
But I trust in you, Lord 
C7 
I say 
Fmaj7 
You are my God 

{Refrain} 
Bbmaj7 
My times are in your hands 
C7 
Deliver me from the hands of my enemies 
Fmaj7 
And from those who pursue me 
 

[Verso 6]
 
Dm7 
I despise those who trust vain idols 
Bbmaj7 
But I have trusted in the Lord 
F/A 
I will rejoice and be glad 
C7 
In your gracious love 
Dm7 
For you see my affliction 
Bbmaj7 
And take note that my soul is distressed 
 


[Verso 7]
 
Fmaj7 
You have not delivered me 
C/E 
Into the hand of the enemy 
Dm7 
But you have set my feet 
Bbmaj7 
In a sturdy place 
Fmaj7 
Be gracious to me, Lord 
C/E 
For I am in distress 
Dm7 
My eyes have been consumed by my grief 
Bbmaj7 
Along with my soul and my body 
 


[Verso 8]
 
Dm7 
My life is consumed by sorrow 
Bbmaj7 
My years with groaning 
C7 
My strength has faltered 
A7 
Because of my iniquity 
Dm7 
My bones have been consumed 
 


[Verso 9]
 
Fmaj7 
I have become an object of reproach to all my enemies 
Dm7 
Especially to my neighbors 
Bbmaj7 
I have become an object of fear to my friends 
C7 
And whoever sees me outside runs away from me 
 

 
Dm7 
Like a dead man, I am forgotten in their thoughts 
C7 
Like broken pottery 
 

 
Bbmaj7 
I have heard the slander of many 
C7 
It is like terror all around me 
Fmaj7 
As they conspire together and 
A7 
Plot to take my life 

{Refrain} 
Bbmaj7 
But I trust in you, Lord 
C7 
I say 
Fmaj7 
You are my God 
Bbmaj7 
My times are in your hands 
C7 
Deliver me from the hands of my enemies 
Fmaj7 
And from those who pursue me 
Bbmaj7 
May your face shine on your servant 
C7 
In your gracious love 
Fmaj7 
Deliver me 
 
 
Dm7 
Let me not be ashamed, Lord 
Bbmaj7 
For I have called upon you 
C7 
Let the wicked be put to shame 
A7 
Let them be silent in the next life 
 


[Ponte]
 
Gm7 
Let the lying lips be made still 
Dm7 
Especially those who speak arrogantly 
Bbmaj7 
Against the righteous with 
C7 
Pride and contempt 
Gm7 
How great is your goodness 
Dm7 
That you have reserved for those who fear you 
Bbmaj7 
That you have set in place for those who take refuge in you 
C7 
In the presence of the children of men 

{Finale} 
Bbmaj7 
You will hide them 
C7 
In the secret place of your presence 
Fmaj7 
Away from the conspiracies of men 
Dm7 
You will hide them in your tent 
Gm7 
Away from their contentious tongues 
C7 
Blessed be the Lord 
Bbmaj7 
In a marvelous way 
C7 
He demonstrated his gracious love to me 
Fmaj7 
When I was in a city under siege 
Dm7 
When I said in my panic 
Gm7 
I have been cut off in your sight 
C7 
Then you surely heard the voice of my prayer 
Bbmaj7 
In my plea to you for help 
C7 
Love the Lord, all his godly ones 
Fmaj7 
The Lord preserves the faithful 
Dm7 
And repays those who act with proud motives 
Gm7 
Be strong 
C7 
And let your heart be courageous 
Bbmaj7 
All you who put your hope in the Lord