Be Merciful to Me, O God

1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me;
all day they press their attack.

2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.

7In spite of such sin, will they escape? ¹²⁸In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

8You have taken account of my wanderings. ¹²⁹Put my tears in Your bottle—
are they not in Your book?

9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help.
By this I will know that God is on my side.

10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.