2 São muitos, e espiam-me de forma a terem todo o tempo para me aniquilar.3 Mas quando estiver com medo, porei a minha confiança em ti.4 Confiarei nas promessas de Deus. E se assim for, que me poderão fazer?6 Juntam-se para bem estabelecerem os seus planos; escondem-se e espiam-me, aguardando a hora de me liquidarem.8 Tens visto toda a minha agitação. Recolheste as minhas lágrimas na tua taça. Registaste-as no teu livro.10 Louvo as palavras de Deus e as suas promessas.11 Confiarei nas promessas de Deus. E se assim for, que me poderão fazer?12 Certamente que farei o que te prometi, Senhor, e te darei louvores pelo teu socorro.13 Pois livraste a minha alma da morte, e os meus pés de escorregarem, para que possa andar na terra dos vivos diante de Deus.

1 For the Chief Musician; set to The Silent Dove - Those Far Away. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God; for common man would swallow me up: All the day long those fighting oppress me.2 My enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.4 In God (I will praise his word) In God I have put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do to me?5 All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.7 Will they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.8 You number my wanderings: Put my tears into your bottle; Are they not in your book?9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.10 In God, I will praise [his] word; In Yahweh, I will praise [his] word;11 In God I have put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do to me?12 Your vows are on me, O God: I will render thank-offerings to you.13 For you have delivered my soul from death: [Have you] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?