¹ To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

⁸ Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.

⁹ From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

⁹ And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;

¹⁰ because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;'

⁵⁵ I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

⁵⁶ My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.

¹ A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

² And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

³ For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

¹ A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear `to' my voice when I call to Thee.

¹ To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

¹ A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.

² Lord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.

² Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High,

³ The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

⁴ In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

¹ To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, `to' my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

² Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,

⁴ I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

¹³ For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear `is' round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

¹⁴ And I on Thee -- I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, `Thou `art' my God.'

¹⁵ In Thy hand `are' my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

⁷ Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.

²⁴ saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;