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¹ Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me!
For in you I have taken shelter.
In the shadow of your wings I take shelter
until trouble passes.
² I cry out for help to the sovereign God,
to the God who vindicates me.
³ May he send help from heaven and deliver me
from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah)
May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!
⁴ I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down among those who want to devour me;
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are a sharp sword.
⁵ Rise up above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!
⁶ They have prepared a net to trap me;
I am discouraged.
They have dug a pit for me.
They will fall into it! (Selah)
⁷ I am determined, O God! I am determined!
I will sing and praise you!
⁸ Awake, my soul!
Awake, O stringed instrument and harp!
I will wake up at dawn!
⁹ I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
¹⁰ For your loyal love extends beyond the sky,
and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
¹¹ Rise up above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!