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1. For the choir director: according to "A Silent Dove Far Away." A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Jonath H3128 -elem-rechokim, Michtam H4387 of David H1732 , when the Philistines H6430 took H270 him in Gath H1661 . Be merciful H2603 unto me , O God H430 : for H3588 man H582 would swallow me up H7602 ; he fighting H3898 daily H3605 H3117 oppresseth H3905 me.
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2. My adversaries trample me all day, for many arrogantly fight against me.
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2. Mine enemies H8324 would daily H3605 H3117 swallow me up H7602 : for H3588 they be many H7227 that fight H3898 against me , O thou most High H4791 .
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3. When I am afraid, I will trust in You.
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3. What time H3117 I am afraid H3372 , I H589 will trust H982 in H413 thee.
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4. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
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4. In God H430 I will praise H1984 his word H1697 , in God H430 I have put my trust H982 ; I will not H3808 fear H3372 what H4100 flesh H1320 can do H6213 unto me.
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5. They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
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5. Every H3605 day H3117 they wrest H6087 my words H1697 : all H3605 their thoughts H4284 are against H5921 me for evil H7451 .
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6. They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
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6. They gather themselves together H1481 , they hide H6845 themselves, they H1992 mark H8104 my steps H6119 , when H834 they wait for H6960 my soul H5315 .
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7. Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath.
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7. Shall they H3926 escape H6403 by H5921 iniquity H205 ? in thine anger H639 cast down H3381 the people H5971 , O God H430 .
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8. You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records?
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8. Thou tellest H5608 my wanderings H5112 : put H7760 thou H859 my tears H1832 into thy bottle H4997 : are they not H3808 in thy book H5612 ?
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9. Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. This I know: God is for me.
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9. When H3117 I cry H7121 unto thee , then H227 shall mine enemies H341 turn H7725 back H268 : this H2088 I know H3045 ; for H3588 God H430 is for me.
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10. In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
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10. In God H430 will I praise H1984 his word H1697 : in the LORD H3068 will I praise H1984 his word H1697 .
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11. in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
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11. In God H430 have I put my trust H982 : I will not H3808 be afraid H3372 what H4100 man H120 can do H6213 unto me.
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12. I am obligated by vows to You, God; I will make my thank offerings to You.
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12. Thy vows H5088 are upon H5921 me , O God H430 : I will render H7999 praises H8426 unto thee.
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13. For You delivered me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
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13. For H3588 thou hast delivered H5337 my soul H5315 from death H4480 H4194 : wilt not H3808 thou deliver my feet H7272 from falling H4480 H1762 , that I may walk H1980 before H6440 God H430 in the light H216 of the living H2416 .
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