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.

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 to God Most High, to God Who finishes 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. He will put to shame him who is breaking me under his feet. God will send His loving-kindness 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 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 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 lifted up above the heavens, O God. Let Your shining-greatness be above all the earth.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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