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To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.' A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.
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My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
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Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
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In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
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All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.
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They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
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Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
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You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
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When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
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In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word),
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In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,
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For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?