i1 [Michtam of David.] i0 par Watch over me, O Mighty God, for in You I put my trust.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] i0 par Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusts in You. Yea, in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities pass by.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David.] i0 par Do you indeed speak justice, O silent ones? Do you judge with equity, O sons of men?

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] i0 par Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those who rise up against me.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. Shushaneduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Syrian Naharaim and with Syrian Maachah, when Joab returned and struck twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.] i0 par O God, You have cast us off, You have broken us, You were angry; bring us back.

And the servants of Achish said to him, Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him in dances, saying: Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

And he changed his behavior in their eyes, acted like a mad man in their hands, scratched marks on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall into his beard.

Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to show madness in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him; so the commanders of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he make himself pleasing to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in trouble; my eye has wasted away with grief; even my soul and my belly.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] i0 par Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusts in You. Yea, in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities pass by.

He will send from Heaven, and deliver me from the reproaches of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God will send forth His mercy and His truth.

The God of my mercy shall go before me; God shall let me see my desire upon my enemies.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Jehovah, in a favorable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercies hear me, in the truth of Your salvation.

Do not let the flood of waters overflow me, nor let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for His mercy is eternal;

but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His mercy is eternal.

to Him who struck down great kings, for His mercy is eternal;

Sihon king of the Amorites, for His mercy is eternal;

In Your mercy cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul; for I am Your servant.

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your presence; Jehovah will swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

When the wicked, my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha! Our Soul! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

He will send from Heaven, and deliver me from the reproaches of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God will send forth His mercy and His truth.

the earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us.

let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, and whole, as those who go down into the Pit,

The Lord has swallowed up all the dwelling places of Jacob and has not pitied. In His wrath He has thrown down the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground. He has defiled the kingdom and its rulers.

The Lord was like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel; He has swallowed up all her palaces, and destroyed His strongholds. And He has increased mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.

All your enemies have opened their mouth against you; they hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up. Certainly this is the day that we waited for. We have found it, we have seen it.

Israel is swallowed up. They are now among the nations as a vessel in which is no pleasure.

So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.