Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul trusts in you; *

and under the shadow of your wings shall be my refuge, until this tribulation has passed.

I will call unto the Most High God, *

even unto the God who shall fulfill his purpose for me.

He shall send from heaven and save me; he shall confound those who trample on me. *

God shall send forth his mercy and truth.

My soul is among lions that devour the people; *

their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Exalt yourself, O God, above the heavens; *

let your glory be over all the earth.

They have laid a net for my feet, and brought down my soul; *

they dug a pit before me, but have fallen into the midst of it themselves.

My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *

I will sing and give praise.

Awake, my soul, awake lute and harp; *

I myself will awaken the dawn.

I will give thanks unto you, O Lord, among the peoples, *

and I will sing praises unto you among the nations.

For the greatness of your mercy reaches unto the heavens, *

and your truth unto the clouds.

Exalt yourself, O God, above the heavens; *

let your glory be over all the earth.

Do you indeed decree righteousness, O you rulers, *

and do you judge uprightly, O children of men?

No, you devise evil in your heart, *

and on the earth your hands deal out violence.

The ungodly err even from their mother’s womb; *

as soon as they are born, they go astray and speak lies.

They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, *

even like the deaf adder that stops its ears,

Which refuses to hear the voice of the charmer, *

no matter how skillful his charming.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; *

smite the jawbones of the ungodly.

Let them fall away like water that runs off; *

let them wither like the grass that is trodden underfoot.

Let them melt away like a snail, *

and be like a stillborn child that does not see the sun.

Before they bear fruit, let them be cut off like a briar; *

let them be like thorns and weeds that are swept away.

The righteous shall rejoice when they see the vengeance; *

they shall wash their feet in the blood of the ungodly.

So that people shall say, “Truly, there is a reward for the righteous; *

surely, there is a God who judges the earth.”