6. I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O ·God Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7. Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
8. Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9. From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10. They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11. They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.