1For the leader; on yonath elem reḥokim.ayonath elem reḥokim Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Of David. A michtam; when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
2Have mercy on me, O God,for people persecute me;all day long my adversary oppresses me.
3My watchful foes persecute me all day long;many are my adversaries, O Exalted One.
4When I am afraid, I trust in You,
5in God, whose word I praise,in God I trust;I am not afraid;what can mortalsbmortals Lit. “flesh.” do to me?
6All day long they cause me grief in my affairs,cthey cause me grief in my affairs Meaning of Heb. uncertain. they plan only evil against me.
7They plot, they lie in ambush;they watch my every move, hoping for my death.
8Cast them out for their evil;subdue peoples in Your anger, O God.
9dMeaning of verse uncertain. You keep count of my wanderings;put my tears into Your flask,into Your record.
10Then my enemies will retreat when I call on You;this I know, that God is for me.
11In God, whose word I praise,in GOD, whose word I praise,
12in God I trust;I am not afraid;what can mere humans do to me?
13I must pay my vows to You, O God;I will render thank offerings to You.
14For You have saved me from death,my foot from stumbling,that I may walk before God in the light of life.