For the music director; according to Jonath Elem Rehokim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, God, for a mortal tramples me;all day he fights and oppresses me. Those who watch for my downfall trample me all day, for many fight against me in pride. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me? All day they twist my words;
all their thoughts against me are for evil. They gather and hide;
they watch my steps, waiting to take my life. Will they escape despite their evil?
In your anger bring down the peoples, God. You have counted my wanderings;
put my tears in your wineskin.
Are they not in your record? Then my enemies will turn back on the day I call.
This I know: God is for me. In God I praise his word;
in the LORD I praise his word. In God I trust;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me? My vows to you are upon me, God;
I will bring you thank offerings. For you have delivered my soul from death.
Have you not also kept my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?