1 Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up.

All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

2 My enemies want to swallow me up all day long,

for they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 When I am afraid,

I will put my trust in you.

4 In God, I praise his word.

In God, I put my trust.

I will not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

5 All day long they twist my words.

All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They conspire and lurk,

watching my steps.

They are eager to take my life.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?

In anger cast down the peoples, God.

8 You count my wanderings.

You put my tears into your container.

Aren’t they in your book?

9 Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call.

I know this: that God is for me.

10 In God, I will praise his word.

In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

11 I have put my trust in God.

I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

12 Your vows are on me, God.

I will give thank offerings to you.

13 For 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.

1 [To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.2 Mine enemies would swallow {me} up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.3 In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.4 In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto 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, because they wait for my soul.7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.8 *Thou* countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.10 In God will I praise {his} word; in Jehovah will I praise {his} word.11 In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thanks unto thee.13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death; {wilt thou} not {keep} my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?