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¹ For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God: Set me on high from those that rise up against me.² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.³ For, look, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Yahweh.⁴ They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake to help me, and behold.⁵ Even you, O Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Don't be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.⁶ They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.⁷ Look, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: [they say,] For who hears?

⁸ But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them; You will have all the nations in derision.⁹ My strength, I will give heed to you; For God is my high tower.¹⁰ My God with his loving-kindness will meet me: God will let me see [my desire] on my enemies.¹¹ Don't slay them, or else my people will forget: Scatter them by your 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, so that they shall be no more: And let them know that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.¹⁴ And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.¹⁵ They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they are not satisfied.¹⁶ But I will sing of your strength; Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving-kindness in the morning: For you have been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.¹⁷ To you, O my strength, I will sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.