| | 1 | To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.' A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. | |
| | 2 | My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High. | |
| | 3 | Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. | |
| | 4 | In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? | |
| | 5 | All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. | |
| | 6 | They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life. | |
| | 7 | Shall 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 | When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me. | |
| | 10 | In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (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 | Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You, | |
| | 13 | For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? | |
