1Be merciful unto me , O God; for man would swallow me up : All the day long he fighting oppresseth me . 2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long ; For they are many that fight proudly against 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 ?
God's Faithfulness and Deliverance
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, Even as they have waited for my soul. 7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. 8Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?
A Vow of Praise
9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me . 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 the living?