[1] Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me. All day long warriors oppress me. [2] All day long my enemies spy on me. They harass me. There are so many fighting against me. [3] Even when I am afraid, I still trust you. [4] I praise the word of God. I trust God. I am not afraid. What can mere flesh and blood do to me? [5] All day long my enemies twist my words. Their every thought is an evil plan against me. [6] They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life. [7] With the wrong they do, can they escape? O God, angrily make the nations fall. [8] (You have kept a record of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. They are already in your book.) [9] Then my enemies will retreat when I call to you. This I know: God is on my side. [10] I praise the word of God. I praise the word of the LORD. [11] I trust God. I am not afraid. What can mortals do to me? [12] I am bound by my vows to you, O God. I will keep my vows by offering songs of thanksgiving to you. [13] You have rescued me from death. You have kept my feet from stumbling so that I could walk in your presence, in the light of life.
