1 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 Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.5 All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.8 My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?9 Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.13 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!

1 Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long: for they be many that fight proudly against me.

3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

4 In God I will praise his word: in God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; 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, even as they have waited for my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?

9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: this I know, that God is for me.

10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

11 In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank offerings unto thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: hast thou not delivered my feet from falling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.