Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the
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Philistines captured him in Gath.
1 Bemerciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 My enemies wouldhoundmeall day,
Fortherearemany who fight against me, O Most High.
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
# I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughtsareagainst me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
# Aretheynot in Your book?
9 When I cry outtoYou,
Then my enemies will turn back;
# This I know, becauseGodisfor me.
10 In God (I will praiseHisword),
In theLord(I will praiseHisword),
11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Vowsmadeto Youarebindingupon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13 For You have delivered my soul from death.
HaveYounotkeptmy feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
# In thelight of the living?