1 B e merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.

To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.

2 I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth all things for me.

I call to God Most High, To God is perfecting for me.

3 H e will send from heaven, and save me, When he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.

He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached -- who is panting after me. Selah. God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth.

4 M y soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

My soul in the midst of lions, I lie down flames -- sons of men, Their teeth a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

5 B e thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.

Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.

6 T hey have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

7 M y heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.

8 A wake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.

9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.

10 F or thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.

For great unto the heavens Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.

11 B e thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.

Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!