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| 1Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long. | 1For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me. |
| 2Those who watch me all day have harassed me, for there are many who fight against me out of conceit. | 2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One. |
| 3On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | 3When I am afraid, I trust in you. |
| 4In God, whose word I praise, in God I put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me. | 4In God--I boast in his promise--in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me? |
| 5All day long people distort what I say; all their schemes against me are for evil purposes. | 5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise. |
| 6They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life. | 6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life. |
| 7Cast them away because of their wickedness. In wrath, God, cast down these people! | 7Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God! |
| 8You have kept count of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle— have not you recorded them in your book? | 8You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll? |
| 9My enemies will retreat when I call on you. This has been my experience, because God is with me. | 9My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side. |
| 10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, | 10In God--I boast in his promise--in the LORD--I boast in his promise-- |
| 11in God I will put my trust. I will not fear what mortal man can do to me. | 11in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me? |
| 12God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you. | 12I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve, |
| 13For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! | 13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life. |
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