1 To the chief
Musician,
Altaschith #Al,
Michtam of
David; when
Saul sent, and they
watched the
house to kill
him.#
Deliver me from mine
enemies, O my
God:
defend me from them that rise
up against me.
2 Deliver me from the
workers of
iniquity, and
save me from
bloody men.
3 For, lo, they lie in
wait for my
soul: the
mighty are
gathered against me; not for my
transgression, nor for my
sin, O
LORD.
4 They
run and
prepare themselves without my
fault:
awake to
help me, and
behold.
5 Thou therefore, O
LORD God of
hosts, the
God of
Israel,
awake to
visit all the
heathen: be not
merciful to any
wicked transgressors.
Selah.
6 They
return at
evening: they make a
noise like a
dog, and go round
about the
city.
7 Behold, they belch
out with their
mouth:
swords are in their
lips: for who, say they, doth
hear?
8 But thou, O
LORD, shalt
laugh at them; thou shalt have all the
heathen in
derision.
9 Because of his
strength will I
wait upon thee: for
God is my
defence.
10 The
God of my
mercy shall
prevent me:
God shall let me
see my desire upon mine
enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my
people forget:
scatter them by thy
power; and bring them
down, O
Lord our
shield.
12 For the
sin of their
mouth and the
words of their
lips let them even be
taken in their
pride: and for
cursing and
lying which they
speak.
13 Consume them in
wrath,
consume them, that they may not be: and let them
know that
God ruleth in
Jacob unto the
ends of the
earth.
Selah.
14 And at
evening let them
return; and let them make a
noise like a
dog, and go round
about the
city.
15 Let them wander up and
down for
meat, and
grudge if they be not
satisfied.
16 But I will
sing of thy
power; yea, I will sing
aloud of thy
mercy in the
morning: for thou hast been my
defence and
refuge in the
day of my
trouble.
17 Unto thee, O my
strength, will I
sing: for
God is my
defence, and the
God of my
mercy.