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[To the chiefe musician vpon Ionath Elem Rechokim, Michtam of Dauid, when the Philistines tooke him in Gath.] Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighting daily, oppresseth me.

Mine enemies would dayly swallow me vp: for they bee many that fight against me, O thou most high.

What time I am afraide, I will trust in thee.

In God I will praise his worde, In God I haue put my trust, I will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.

Euery day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against mee for euill.

They gather themselues together; they hide themselues, they marke my steps when they wait for my soule.

Shall they escape by iniquitie? in thine anger cast downe the people, O God.

Thou tellest my wanderings, put thou my teares into thy bottle: are they not in thy booke?

When I crie vnto thee, then shall mine enemies turne backe: this I know, for God is for me.

In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

In God haue I put my trust: I will not bee afraid what man can doe vnto me.

Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render praises vnto thee.

For thou hast deliuered my soule from death: wilt not thou deliuer my feet from falling? that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.

And Dauid arose, and fled that day, for feare of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.

And the seruants of Achish sayd vnto him, Is not this Dauid the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slaine his thousands, and Dauid his ten thousands?

And Dauid layd vp these wordes in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.