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For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David, ^[b]when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?"

Save me, O God, by ^(a)Your name, And ^[c]vindicate me by ^(b)Your power.

^(c)Hear my prayer, O God; ^(d)Give ear to the words of my mouth.

For strangers have ^(e)risen against me And ^(f)violent men have ^(g)sought my ^[d]life; They have ^(h)not set God before them. ^[e]Selah.

Behold, ⁽ⁱ⁾God is my helper; The Lord is ^[f]the ^(j)sustainer of my soul.

^[g]He will ^(k)recompense the evil to ^[h]my foes; ^[i](l)Destroy them ^(m)in Your ^[j]faithfulness.

^[k](n)Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give ^(o)thanks to Your name, O Lord , for it is good.

For ^[l]He has ^(p)delivered me from all ^[m]trouble, And my eye has ^(q)looked with satisfaction upon my enemies.

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A ^[a]Maskil of David.

^(a)Give ear to my prayer, O God; And ^(b)do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Give ^(c)heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my ^(d)complaint and ^[b](e)am surely distracted,

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the ^(f)pressure of the wicked; For they ^(g)bring down ^[c]trouble upon me And in anger they ^(h)bear a grudge against me.

My ⁽ⁱ⁾heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of ^(j)death have fallen upon me.

Fear and ^(k)trembling come upon me, And ^[d](l)horror has overwhelmed me.

I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and ^[e](m)be at rest.

"Behold, I would wander far away, I would ⁽ⁿ⁾lodge in the wilderness. ^[f]Selah.

"I would hasten to my place of refuge From the ^(o)stormy wind and tempest."

^[g]Confuse, O Lord, ^(p)divide their tongues, For I have seen ^(q)violence and strife in the city.

Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.

^(r)Destruction is in her midst; ^(s)Oppression and deceit do not depart from her ^[h]streets.

For it is ^(t)not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who ^(u)has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him.

But it is you, a man ^[i]my equal, My ^(v)companion and my ^[j](w)familiar friend;

We who had sweet ^[k]fellowship together ^(x)Walked in the house of God in the throng.

Let ^[l]death come ^(y)deceitfully upon them; Let them ^(z)go down alive to ^[m]Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

As for me, I shall ^(aa)call upon God, And the Lord will save me.

^(ab)Evening and ^(ac)morning and at ^(ad)noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.

He will ^(ae)redeem my soul in peace ^[n]from the battle which is against me, For they are ^(af)many who strive with me.

God will ^(ag)hear and ^[o]answer them— Even the one ^(ah)who ^[p]sits enthroned from of old— Selah. With whom there ^[q]is no change, And who ^(ai)do not fear God.

He has put forth his hands against ^(aj)those who were at peace with him; He has ^[r](ak)violated his covenant.

His ^[s]speech was ^(al)smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were ^(am)softer than oil, Yet they were drawn ^(an)swords.

^(ao)Cast ^[t]your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; ^(ap)He will never allow the righteous to ^[u](aq)be shaken.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the ^[v](ar)pit of destruction; ^(as)Men of bloodshed and deceit will ^(at)not live out half their days. But I will ^(au)trust in You.