Verse 1 Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me. Verse 2 My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me. Verse 3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. Verse 4 In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? Verse 5 All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil. Verse 6 They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life. Verse 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God. Verse 8 You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book? Verse 9 Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me. Verse 10 In God, I will praise his word. In the Lord, I will praise his word. Verse 11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Verse 12 Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you. Verse 13 For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.