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

To the Overseer. -- `On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

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

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many fighting against me, O most High,

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

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

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 I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

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

All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts for evil,

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

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

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

By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

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

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

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

Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God for me.

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

In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

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

In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

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

On me, O God, Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

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 Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!