2Have mercy on me, God,

for I am treated harshly;

attackers press me all the day.

3My foes treat me harshly all the day;

yes, many are my attackers.

O Most High, 4when I am afraid,

in you I place my trust.

5I praise the word of God;

I trust in God, I do not fear.b

What can mere flesh do to me?c

6All the day they foil my plans;

their every thought is of evil against me.

7They hide together in ambush;

they watch my every step;

they lie in wait for my life.d

8They are evil; watch them, God!

Cast the nations down in your anger!

9My wanderings you have noted;

are my tears not stored in your flask,*

recorded in your book?e

10My foes turn back when I call on you.

This I know: God is on my side.

11I praise the word of God,

I praise the word of the Lord.

12In God I trust, I do not fear.

What can man do to me?

13I have made vows to you, God;

with offerings I will fulfill them,f

14For you have snatched me from death,

kept my feet from stumbling,

That I may walk before God

in the light of the living.