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According to <i>Yonath elem rehoqim</i>.<a id="rfn23056001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23056001-1">*</a> A <i>miktam</i> of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.<a id="ren23056001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056001-a">a</a></p> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23056002" class="ver">2</span>Have mercy on me, God,</p> <p class="sl1">for I am treated harshly;</p> <p class="sl1">attackers press me all the day.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056003" class="ver">3</span>My foes treat me harshly all the day;</p> <p class="sl1">yes, many are my attackers.</p> <p class="sl">O Most High, <span id="v23056004" class="ver">4</span>when I am afraid,</p> <p class="sl1">in you I place my trust.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056005" class="ver">5</span>I praise the word of God;</p> <p class="sl1">I trust in God, I do not fear.<a id="ren23056005-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056005-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl1">What can mere flesh do to me?<a id="ren23056005-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056005-c">c</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23056006" class="ver">6</span>All the day they foil my plans;</p> <p class="sl1">their every thought is of evil against me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056007" class="ver">7</span>They hide together in ambush;</p> <p class="sl1">they watch my every step;</p> <p class="sl1">they lie in wait for my life.<a id="ren23056007-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056007-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056008" class="ver">8</span>They are evil; watch them, God!</p> <p class="sl1">Cast the nations down in your anger!</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056009" class="ver">9</span>My wanderings you have noted;</p> <p class="sl1">are my tears not stored in your flask,<a id="rfn23056009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23056009-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">recorded in your book?<a id="ren23056009-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056009-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056010" class="ver">10</span>My foes turn back when I call on you.</p> <p class="sl1">This I know: God is on my side.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056011" class="ver">11</span>I praise the word of God,</p> <p class="sl1">I praise the word of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056012" class="ver">12</span>In God I trust, I do not fear.</p> <p class="sl1">What can man do to me?</p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23056013" class="ver">13</span>I have made vows to you, God;</p> <p class="sl1">with offerings I will fulfill them,<a id="ren23056013-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23056013-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23056014" class="ver">14</span>For you have snatched me from death,</p> <p class="sl1">kept my feet from stumbling,</p> <p class="sl">That I may walk before God</p> <p class="sl1">in the light of the living.</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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