Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.

I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up.Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men Who are set on fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

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

They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen.Selah

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.

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

I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations.

For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds.

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

Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?

No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully.

Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD!

Let them flow away as waters which run continually; When he bends his bow, Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.

Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, As in His living and burning wrath.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

So that men will say, «Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.»

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me.

Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men.

For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. Awake to help me, and behold!

You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors.Selah

At evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.

Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, «Who hears?»

But You, O LORD, shall laugh at them; You shall have all the nations in derision.

I will wait for You, O You his Strength; For God is my defense.

My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.

Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

Consume them in wrath, consume them, That they may not be; And let them know that God rules in Jacob To the ends of the earth.Selah

And at evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city.

They wander up and down for food, And howl if they are not satisfied.

But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble.

To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy.

O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!

You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.

You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion.

You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth.Selah

That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

God has spoken in His holiness: «I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.

Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.»

Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?

Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless.

Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer.

From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy.

I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.Selah

For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.

You will prolong the kinǵs life, His years as many generations.

He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.

Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.

They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly.Selah

My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.

In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.Selah

Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor.

Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.

God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.

Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals.

But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows--bitter words,

That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, «Who will see them?»

They devise iniquities: «We have perfected a shrewd scheme.» Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.

So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.