1(For the director. Set to The Silent, Distant Yonah. Of Dovid. A mikhtam — when the Pelishtim seized him in Gat)

2Channeni (be merciful) unto me, O Elohim:
for enosh (man) tramples upon me;
kol hayom they press their attack against me.

3Mine adversaries kol hayom trample me;
for they be rabbim that fight against me, Marom (Most High).

4What time I am afraid,
I will trust in Thee.

5In Elohim I will praise His Word. ⁷¹
In Elohim I have put my trust;
I will not fear
what basar can do unto me.

6Kol hayom they twist my words;
all their machsh'vot (thoughts) are against me for rah (evil).

7They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
they are shomer over my steps,
when they wait for my nefesh.

8Shall they escape by iniquity?
In Thine anger cast down the amim (peoples), O Elohim.

9Thou hast acted as a sofer, recording my wanderings;
put Thou my tears into Thy wineskin;
are they not in Thy Sefer (Book)?

10On the day when I cry unto Thee,
then shall mine oyevim turn back;
of this I have da'as; for Elohim is for me. ⁷²

11In Elohim will I praise His Word;
in Hashem will I praise His Word. ⁷³

12In Elohim have I put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can adam do unto me?

13Thy nederim are upon me, O Elohim;
I will render todot (thank offerings) unto Thee.

14For Thou hast delivered my nefesh from mavet (death).
Wilt not Thou deliver my feet from stumblimg,
that I may walk before Elohim
in the Ohr HaChayyim (the light of the living)?