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¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] "Silent Dove Among Those Far Away." A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts] when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me; All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

²My enemies have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.

³When I am afraid, I will put my trust and faith in You.

⁴In God, whose word I praise; In God I have put my trust; I shall not fear. What can mere man do to me?

⁵All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶They attack, they hide and lurk, They watch my steps, As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

⁷Cast them out because of their wickedness. In anger bring down the peoples, O God!

⁸You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not recorded in Your book?

⁹Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that God is for me.

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise, In the LORD, whose word I praise,

¹¹In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

¹²Your vows are binding upon me, O God; I will give thank offerings to You.

¹³For You have rescued my soul from death, Yes, and my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of life.

¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts of David] when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me, For my soul finds shelter and safety in You, And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure Until destruction passes by.

²I will cry to God Most High, Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].

³He will send from heaven and save me; He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah. God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.

⁴My life is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe out fire— The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

⁵Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

⁶They set a net for my steps; My very life was bowed down. They dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.

⁷My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident! I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!

⁸Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

⁹I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praises to You among the nations.

¹⁰For Your faithfulness and lovingkindness are great, reaching to the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.

¹¹Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts of David]. Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)? Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?

²No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing; On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.

³The wicked are estranged from the womb; These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].

⁴Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,

⁵So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers, Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.

⁶O God, break their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD.

⁷Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

⁸Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along, Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.

⁹Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel], He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

¹⁰The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God]; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

¹¹Men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely there is a God who judges on the earth."

¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] "Do Not Destroy." A Mikhtam of David, [a record of memorable thoughts] when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

²Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing, And save me from bloodthirsty men.

³Look! They lie in wait for my life; Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O LORD.

⁴They run and set themselves against me though there is no guilt in me; Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see [what they are doing]!

⁵You, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to punish all the nations; Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

⁶They return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs, And go [prowling] around the city.

⁷Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths; Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips, For they say, "Who hears us?"

⁸But You, O LORD, will laugh at them [in scorn]; You scoff at and deride all the nations.

⁹O [God] my strength, I will watch for You; For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower].

¹⁰My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me; God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

¹¹Do not kill them, or my people will forget; Scatter them and make them wander [endlessly] back and forth by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield!

¹²For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, Let them even be trapped in their pride, And on account of the curses and lies which they tell.

¹³Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more; Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel) To the ends of the earth. Selah.

¹⁴They return at evening, they howl and snarl like dogs, And go [prowling] around the city.

¹⁵They wander around for food [to devour] And growl all night if they are not satisfied.

¹⁶But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power; Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning; For You have been my stronghold And a refuge in the day of my distress.

¹⁷To You, O [God] my strength, I will sing praises; For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower], the God who shows me [steadfast] lovingkindness.

¹To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] "The Lily of the Testimony." A Mikhtam of David [intended to record memorable thoughts and] to teach; when he struggled with the Arameans of Mesopotamia and the Arameans of Zobah, and when Joab returned and struck twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us; You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.

²You have made the land quake, You have split it open; Heal its rifts, for it shakes and totters.

³You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.

⁴You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack], A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

⁵That Your beloved ones may be rescued, Save with Your right hand and answer us.

⁶God has spoken in His holiness [in His promises]: "I will rejoice, I will divide [the land of] Shechem and measure out the Valley of Succoth [west to east].

⁷"Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet; Judah is My scepter.

⁸"Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My shoe [in triumph]; Over Philistia I raise the shout [of victory]."

⁹Who will bring me into the besieged city [of Petra]? Who will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go out with our armies?

¹¹Give us help against the enemy, For the help of man is worthless (ineffectual, without purpose).

¹²Through God we will have victory, For He will trample down our enemies.

¹To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; Listen to my prayer.

²From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

³For You have been a shelter and a refuge for me, A strong tower against the enemy.

⁴Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

⁵For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

⁶You will prolong the king's life [adding days upon days]; His years will be like many generations.

⁷He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God; Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

⁸So I will sing praise to Your name forever, Paying my vows day by day.