1 S how me loving-kindness, O God, show me loving-kindness. For my soul goes to You to be safe. And I will be safe in the shadow of Your wings until the trouble has passed.

¶ 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 to God Most High, to God Who finishes all things for me.

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

3 H e will send from heaven and save me. He will put to shame him who is breaking me under his feet. God will send His loving-kindness and His truth.

He 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. I must lie among the sons of men who breathe fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongues are a sharp sword.

My 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 lifted up above the heavens, O God. Let Your shining-greatness be above all the earth.

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

6 T hey have set a net for my steps. My soul is brought down. They dug a deep hole in front of me. But they themselves have fallen into it.

They 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 M y heart will not be moved, O God. My heart cannot be moved. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!

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

8 A wake, my shining-greatness. Awake, harps. I will awake early in the morning.

Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I myself will arise early.

9 O Lord, I will give thanks to You among the people. I will sing praises to You among the nations.

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

10 F or Your loving-kindness is great to the heavens, and Your truth to the clouds.

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

11 B e lifted up above the heavens, O God. Let Your shining-greatness be above all the earth.

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