1  Be gracious to me, O God, for man ^ktramples on me;

all day long an attacker oppresses me;

2  my enemies trample on me all day long,

for many attack me proudly.

3  When I am afraid,

I put my ^ltrust in you.

4  In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; ^mI shall not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

5  All day long they injure my cause;²

all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6  They ⁿstir up strife, they lurk;

they ^owatch my steps,

as they have waited for my life.

7  For their crime will they escape?

In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

8  You have kept count of my tossings;³

put my tears in your bottle.

Are they not in ^pyour book?

9  Then my enemies will turn back

in the day when I call.

This I know, that^{4 q}God is for me.

10  In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

11  in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

12  I must perform my vows to you, O God;

I will render thank offerings to you.

13  For you have ^rdelivered my soul from death,

yes, my feet from falling,

that I may ^swalk before God

in the ^tlight of life.

1  Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in you my soul takes refuge;

^win the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,

till the storms of destruction pass by.

2  I cry out to God Most High,

to God who ^xfulfills his purpose for me.

3  He will send from heaven and save me;

he will put to shame him who ^ytramples on me. Selah

God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

4  My soul is in the midst of ^zlions;

I lie down amid fiery beasts—

the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

5  ^aBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

6  They set a net for my steps;

my soul was bowed down.

They ^bdug a pit in my way,

but they have ^cfallen into it themselves. Selah

7  ^dMy heart is steadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

^eI will sing and make melody!

8  Awake, my glory!²

Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

9  ^fI will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

10  For your steadfast love is great ^gto the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

11  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

1  ^pWith my voice I cry out to the Lord;

with my voice I ^qplead for mercy to the Lord.

2  I ^rpour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

3  When ^smy spirit faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have hidden a trap for me.

4  Look to the right and see:

there is none who takes notice of me;

^tno refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

5  I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my refuge,

^umy portion in the land of the living.”

6  ^vAttend to my cry,

for I am brought very low!

^wDeliver me from my persecutors,

for they are too strong for me!

7  ^xBring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will deal bountifully with me.