O my God, show mercy to me;

O my God, show mercy to me; men would take my life away. Hostile forces press upon me; they pursue me all the day.

Slanderers are close behind me; they pursue me all day long. In their arrogance they hound me; they are numerous and strong.

When I am afraid, I’ll trust you. I will praise your faithful word; I will trust and not be fearful. What can man do to me, Lord?

All day long they plot to harm me, twisting everything I say. They conspire, they lurk, they trail me, keen to take my life away.

Let them not escape your anger; bring the nations down, O Lord. In your book write my entreaties; in your scroll my tears record.

When I call on you to help me, then my foes will turn aside; This is how I will be certain that my God is on my side.

In the LORD, whose word I honour, in my God—I praise his word— I will trust and not be fearful. What can man do to me, Lord?

I have taken vows before you; to my God I will be true. Sacrifices of thanksgiving I will gladly give to you.

For you kept my feet from stumbling, and from death you set me free, So that I may walk before you and the light of life may see.