1(For the one directing. Set to Do Not Destroy. Mikhtam of Dovid, when he had fled from Sha'ul into the me'arah [cave])

2Channeni, O Elohim, channeni;
for my nefesh taketh refuge in Thee;
yes, in the tzel (shadow) of Thy wings will I make my refuge,
until these devastations pass by.

3I will cry out unto Elohim Elyon;
unto El that fulfilleth all things for me.

4He shall send from Shomayim,
and save me from the disgrace of him that would swallow me up.
Selah
Elohim shall send forth His chesed (lovingkindness) and His emes (truth).

5My nefesh is among lions,
and I lie even among them that devour Bnei Adam,
whose shinayim (teeth) are spears and khitzim (arrows),
and their leshon a sharp cherev.

6Be Thou exalted, O Elohim, above Shomayim;
let Thy kavod be above kol ha'aretz.

7They have prepared a reshet (net) for my steps;
my nefesh is bowed down;
they have dug a pit before me,
into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves.
Selah

8My lev is nachon (steadfast), O Elohim, my lev is nachon;
I will sing and make music.

9Awake, my kavod (glory, soul, life);
awake, nevel and kinnor;
I myself will awake the shachar (dawn).

10I will give thanks unto Thee, Adonoi, among the peoples;
I will sing of Thee among the peoples.

11For Thy chesed is gadol unto Shomayim,
and Thy emes unto the heights.

12Be Thou exalted, O Elohim, above Shomayim;
let Thy kavod be above kol ha'aretz (all the earth).