1 For the end. Destroy not : by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave.
2 Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me : for my soul has trusted in thee : and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.
3 I will cry to God most high ; the God who has benefited me. Pause.
4 He sent from heaven and saved me ; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me : God has sent forth his mercy and his truth ;
5 and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions' whelps : I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.
6 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; and thy glory above all the earth.
7 They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul : they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause.
8 My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready : I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
9 Awake, my glory ; awake, psaltery and harp : I will awake early.
10 O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations : I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
11 For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.
12 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; and thy glory above all the earth.