For the Chief Musician; set to 1 Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; For man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me. 1) That is The silent dove of them that are afar off ; Or as otherwise read The dove of the distant terebinths
21 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me. 1) Or They that lie in wait for me
3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, 1 Even as they have waited for my soul. 1) Or Inasmuch as
71 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. 1) Or They think to escape
8Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy 1 book? 1) Or record
9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, 1 that God is for me. 1) Or for
10In God (I will praise his word), In Jehovah (I will praise his word),
11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of 1 the living? 1) Or life