Verse 1
> Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
Verse 2
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
Verse 3
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
Verse 4
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Verse 5
All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
Verse 6
They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
Verse 7
Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
Verse 8
You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?
Verse 9
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.
Verse 10
In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
Verse 11
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Verse 12
Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
Verse 13
For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.