1. For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.
2. Have mercy on me, God,for I am treated harshly;attackers press me all the day.
3. My foes treat me harshly all the day;yes, many are my attackers.O Most High,
4. when I am afraid,in you I place my trust.
5. I praise the word of God;I trust in God, I do not fear.What can mere flesh do to me?
6. All the day they foil my plans;their every thought is of evil against me.
7. They hide together in ambush;they watch my every step;they lie in wait for my life.
8. They are evil; watch them, God!Cast the nations down in your anger!
9. My wanderings you have noted;are my tears not stored in your flask,recorded in your book?
10. My foes turn back when I call on you.This I know: God is on my side.
11. I praise the word of God,I praise the word of the Lord.
12. In God I trust, I do not fear.What can man do to me?
13. I have made vows to you, God;with offerings I will fulfill them,
14. For you have snatched me from death,kept my feet from stumbling,That I may walk before Godin the light of the living.