<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s>, <sn="516">Al</s> -taschith, <sn="4387">Michtam</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>; when <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="7971">sent</s>, and they <sn="8104">watched</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1004">house</s> to <sn="4191">kill</s> him. <sn="5337">Deliver</s> me from mine <sn="4480 341">enemies</s>, O my <sn="430">God</s>: <sn="7682">defend</s> me from them that rise up <sn="4480 6965">against</s> me. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="5337">Deliver</s> me from the <sn="4480 6466">workers</s> of <sn="205">iniquity</s>, and <sn="3467">save</s> me from <sn="1818">bloody</s><sn="4480 376">men</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="3588">For</s>, <sn="2009">lo</s>, they lie in <sn="693">wait</s> for my <sn="5315">soul</s>: the <sn="5794">mighty</s> are <sn="1481">gathered</s><sn="5921">against</s> me; <sn="3808">not</s> for my <sn="6588">transgression</s>, <sn="3808">nor</s> for my <sn="2403">sin</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>They <sn="7323">run</s> and prepare <sn="3559">themselves</s><sn="1097">without</s> my <sn="5771">fault</s>: <sn="5782">awake</s> to <sn="7125">help</s> me, and <sn="7200">behold</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="859">Thou</s> therefore, O <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="6635">hosts</s>, the <sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="6974">awake</s> to <sn="6485">visit</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1471">heathen</s>: be <sn="408">not</s><sn="2603">merciful</s> to <sn="3605">any</s><sn="205">wicked</s><sn="898">transgressors</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>They <sn="7725">return</s> at <sn="6153">evening</s>: they make a <sn="1993">noise</s> like a <sn="3611">dog</s>, and go round <sn="5437">about</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, they belch <sn="5042">out</s> with their <sn="6310">mouth</s>: <sn="2719">swords</s> are in their <sn="8193">lips</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="4310">who</s>, say they, doth <sn="8085">hear</s>? </v>
<vn='8'>But <sn="859">thou</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s>, shalt <sn="7832">laugh</s> at them; thou shalt have <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1471">heathen</s> in <sn="3932">derision</s>. </v>
<vn='9'> Because of his <sn="5797">strength</s> will I <sn="8104">wait</s><sn="413">upon</s> thee: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="430">God</s> is my <sn="4869">defense</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>The <sn="430">God</s> of my <sn="2617">mercy</s> shall <sn="6923">prevent</s> me: <sn="430">God</s> shall let me <sn="7200">see</s> my desire upon mine <sn="8324">enemies</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="2026">Slay</s> them <sn="408">not</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s> my <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7911">forget</s>: <sn="5128">scatter</s> them by thy <sn="2428">power</s>; and bring them <sn="3381">down</s>, O <sn="136">Lord</s> our <sn="4043">shield</s>. </v>
<vn='12'> For the <sn="2403">sin</s> of their <sn="6310">mouth</s> and the <sn="1697">words</s> of their <sn="8193">lips</s> let them even be <sn="3920">taken</s> in their <sn="1347">pride</s>: and for <sn="4480 423">cursing</s> and <sn="4480 3585">lying</s> which they <sn="5608">speak</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="3615">Consume</s> them in <sn="2534">wrath</s>, <sn="3615">consume</s> them, that they may <sn="369">not</s> be: and let them <sn="3045">know</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="430">God</s><sn="4910">ruleth</s> in <sn="3290">Jacob</s> unto the <sn="657">ends</s> of the <sn="776">earth</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And at <sn="6153">evening</s> let them <sn="7725">return</s>; and let them make a <sn="1993">noise</s> like a <sn="3611">dog</s>, and go round <sn="5437">about</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Let <sn="1992">them</s> wander up and <sn="5128">down</s> for <sn="398">meat</s>, and <sn="3885">grudge</s><sn="518">if</s> they be <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7646">satisfied</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>But <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="7891">sing</s> of thy <sn="5797">power</s>; yea, I will sing <sn="7442">aloud</s> of thy <sn="2617">mercy</s> in the <sn="1242">morning</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> thou hast <sn="1961">been</s> my <sn="4869">defense</s> and <sn="4498">refuge</s> in the <sn="3117">day</s> of my <sn="6862">trouble</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="413">Unto</s> thee, O my <sn="5797">strength</s>, will I <sn="2167">sing</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="430">God</s> is my <sn="4869">defense</s>, and the <sn="430">God</s> of my <sn="2617">mercy</s>. </v>