1 ¶ Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusts in thee; and in the shadow of thy wings I will make my refuge until these calamities are overpast.

2 I will cry unto God most high, unto God that performs all things for me.

3 H e shall send from the heavens and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

4 M y soul is among lions, and I lie even among those that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears 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.

6 T hey have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me, into the midst of which they are fallen themselves. Selah.

7 ¶ My heart is ready, O God, my heart is willing; I will sing and give praise.

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

9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 F or thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

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