To the chief musician upon Jonathelem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath
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Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up; he, fighting daily, oppresseth me.
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Mine enemies would daily swallow me up; for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High.
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What! Am I afraid? I will trust in thee.
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In God I will praise his word; in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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Every day they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
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They gather themselves together; they hide themselves; they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.
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Shall they escape by iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God.
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Thou tellest my wanderings; put thou my tears into thy bottle. Are they not in thy book?
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When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back; this I know, for God is for me.
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In God will I praise his word; in the Lord will I praise his word.
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In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
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Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render praises unto thee.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death. Wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?