1. Be merciful unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; he oppresses me fighting me daily.
2. My enemies would daily swallow me up, for they are many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3. When I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5. Every day my life is filled with sorrow; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.
7. Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the peoples, O God.