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

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.

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

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.

[To the chiefe musician Al-taschith, Michtam of Dauid, when hee fled from Saul in the caue.] Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, be merciful vnto me, for my soule trusteth in thee: yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, vntill these calamities bee ouerpast.

I will crie vnto God most high: vnto God that perfourmeth all things for mee.

They haue prepared a net for my steppes, my soule is bowed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselues. Selah.

For thy mercy is great vnto the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the clouds.

So that a man shall say, Uerily there is a reward for the righteous: verily hee is a God that iudgeth in the earth.

For loe, they lye in waite for my soule; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sinne, O Lord.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lippes; for who, say they, doeth heare?

Because of his strength will I wait vpon thee: for God is my defence.

For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them euen be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speake.

Let them wander vp and downe for meate, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

But I will sing of thy power; yea I will sing alowd of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge, in the day of my trouble.

Vnto thee, O my strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heale the breaches thereof, for it shaketh.

Giue vs helpe from trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man.

Through God wee shall doe valiantly: for he it is that shall tread downe our enemies.