1 B e merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

2 M y enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 W hen I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.

4 I n God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?

5 A ll day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 T hey conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.

7 S hall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

Because of wickedness, cast them forth, In anger put down the peoples, O God!

8 Y ou number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren’t they in your book?

You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?

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

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that God is for me.

10 I n God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

In God, whose word I praise, In the Lord, whose word I praise,

11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12 Y our vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

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

For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.