1 B e merciful and gracious to me, O God, for man would trample me or devour me; all the day long the adversary oppresses me.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2 T hey that lie in wait for me would swallow me up or trample me all day long, for they are many who fight against me, O Most High!

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

3 W hat time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

4 B y God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 A ll day long they twist my words and trouble my affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil and my hurt.

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 T hey gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, even as they have waited for my life.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7 T hey think to escape with iniquity, and shall they? In Your indignation bring down the peoples, O God.

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

8 Y ou number and record my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle—are they not in Your book?

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

9 T hen shall my enemies turn back in the day that I cry out; this I know, for God is for me.

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

10 I n God, Whose word I praise, in the Lord, Whose word I praise,

In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

11 I n God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Y our vows are upon me, O God; I will render praise to You and give You thank offerings.

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

13 F or You have delivered my life from death, yes, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life and of the living.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?