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For foreigners are rising against me, violent men are seeking my life; they give no thought to God. (Selah)

May he repay the evil to those who are lying in wait for me. In your faithfulness, destroy them! Then I will generously sacrifice to you; I will praise your name, Adonai , because it is good, because he rescued me from all trouble, and my eyes look with triumph at my enemies.

For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David:

at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress; for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me.

Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech! For I see violence and fighting in the city.

For it was not an enemy who insulted me; if it had been, I could have borne it. It was not my adversary who treated me with scorn; if it had been, I could have hidden myself.

May he put death on them; let them go down alive to Sh'ol; for evil is in their homes and also in their hearts.

He redeems me and gives me peace, so that no one can come near me. For there were many who fought me.

God will hear and will humble them, yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah) For they never change, and they don't fear God.

Unload your burden on Adonai , and he will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved. But you will bring them down, God, into the deepest pit. Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous, will not live out half their days. But for my part, [ Adonai ,] I put my trust in you.

For the leader. Set to "The Silent Dove in the Distance." By David; a mikhtam, when the P'lishtim captured him in Gat:

Show me favor, God; for people are trampling me down — all day they fight and press on me.

Those who are lying in wait for me would trample on me all day. For those fighting against me are many. Most High,

Then my enemies will turn back on the day when I call; this I know: that God is for me.

God, I have made vows to you; I will fulfill them with thank offerings to you. For you rescued me from death, you kept my feet from stumbling, so that I can walk in God's presence, in the light of life.

For the leader. Set to "Do Not Destroy." By David, a mikhtam, when he fled from Sha'ul into the cave:

Show me favor, God, show me favor; for in you I have taken refuge. Yes, I will find refuge in the shadow of your wings until the storms have passed.

I call to God, the Most High, to God, who is accomplishing his purpose for me.

They prepared a snare for my feet, but I am bending over [to avoid it]. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it themselves. (Selah)

For your grace is great, all the way to heaven, and your truth, all the way to the skies. Be exalted, God, above heaven! May your glory be over all the earth!