<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s>, <sn="516">Al</s> -taschith, <sn="4387">Michtam</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>, when he <sn="1272">fled</s><sn="4480 6440">from</s><sn="7586">Saul</s> in the <sn="4631">cave</s>. Be <sn="2603">merciful</s> unto me, O <sn="430">God</s>, be <sn="2603">merciful</s> unto me: <sn="3588">for</s> my <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2620">trusteth</s> in thee: yea, in the <sn="6738">shadow</s> of thy <sn="3671">wings</s> will I make my <sn="2620">refuge</s>, <sn="5704">until</s> these <sn="1942">calamities</s> be <sn="5674">overpast</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>I will <sn="7121">cry</s> unto <sn="430">God</s> most <sn="5945">high</s>; unto <sn="410">God</s> that <sn="1584">performeth</s> all things <sn="5921">for</s> me. </v>
<vn='3'>He shall <sn="7971">send</s> from <sn="4480 8064">heaven</s>, and <sn="3467">save</s> me from the <sn="2778">reproach</s> of him that would swallow me <sn="7602">up</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. <sn="430">God</s> shall send <sn="7971">forth</s> his <sn="2617">mercy</s> and his <sn="571">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>My <sn="5315">soul</s> is <sn="8432">among</s><sn="3833">lions</s>: and I <sn="7901">lie</s> even among them that are set on <sn="3857">fire</s>, even the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="120">men</s>, whose <sn="8127">teeth</s> are <sn="2595">spears</s> and <sn="2671">arrows</s>, and their <sn="3956">tongue</s> a <sn="2299">sharp</s><sn="2719">sword</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Be thou <sn="7311">exalted</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, <sn="5921">above</s> the <sn="8064">heavens</s>; let thy <sn="3519">glory</s> be <sn="5921">above</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">earth</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>They have <sn="3559">prepared</s> a <sn="7568">net</s> for my <sn="6471">steps</s>; my <sn="5315">soul</s> is bowed <sn="3721">down</s>: they have <sn="3738">digged</s> a <sn="7882">pit</s><sn="6440">before</s> me, into the <sn="8432">midst</s> whereof they are <sn="5307">fallen</s> themselves. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>My <sn="3820">heart</s> is <sn="3559">fixed</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, my <sn="3820">heart</s> is <sn="3559">fixed</s>: I will <sn="7891">sing</s> and give <sn="2167">praise</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>Awake <sn="5782">up</s>, my <sn="3519">glory</s>; <sn="5782">awake</s>, <sn="5035">psaltery</s> and <sn="3658">harp</s>: I myself will <sn="5782">awake</s><sn="7837">early</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>I will <sn="3034">praise</s> thee, O <sn="136">Lord</s>, among the <sn="5971">people</s>: I will <sn="2167">sing</s> unto thee among the <sn="3816">nations</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="3588">For</s> thy <sn="2617">mercy</s> is <sn="1419">great</s><sn="5704">unto</s> the <sn="8064">heavens</s>, and thy <sn="571">truth</s><sn="5704">unto</s> the <sn="7834">clouds</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Be thou <sn="7311">exalted</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, <sn="5921">above</s> the <sn="8064">heavens</s>: let thy <sn="3519">glory</s> be <sn="5921">above</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">earth</s>. </v>