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¹ To the chief musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; set me on high from the ones who rise up against me.² Deliver me from the workers of evil, and save me from bloody men.³ For lo, they lie in wait for my soul, mighty ones gather against me; not for my transgression, and not for my sin, O Jehovah.⁴ Without my fault they run and prepare themselves; awaken to help me, and look on me .⁵ And You, O Jehovah God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Awake to visit all the nations; be not merciful to any plotting evil. Selah.⁶ They return at evening; they howl like a dog, and go around the city.⁷ Behold, they bellow with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say , Who hears?

⁸ But You, O Jehovah, shall laugh at them; you shall mock at all the nations.⁹ O my Strength, let me look to You; for God is my strong tower.¹⁰ The God of my mercy shall go before me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.¹¹ Do not kill them, lest my people forget; scatter them by Your power and bring them down, O Jehovah our shield.¹² For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be captured in their pride, and for cursing and the lying which they utter.¹³ Consume them in Your anger; consume, so that they may not be; and they shall know that God is ruling in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.¹⁴ Yes, they shall return at evening; let them howl like the dog and go around the city;¹⁵ let them wander up and down for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.¹⁶ But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing of Your mercy in the morning. For You have been my strong tower, and my hiding place in the day of my trouble.¹⁷ To You, O my strength, I will sing; for God is my strong tower, the God of my mercy.