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¹ God, people have attacked me, so be merciful to me.
    They have been chasing me all day, closing in to attack me.
² My enemies come at me constantly.
    There are too many fighters to count.^[a]
3 When I am afraid,
    I put my trust in you.
⁴ I trust God, so I am not afraid of what people can do to me!
    I praise God for his promise to me.
⁵ My enemies are always twisting my words.
    They are always making plans against me.
⁶ They hide together and watch every move I make,
    hoping for some way to kill me.
⁷ God, send them away because of the bad things they did.
    Show your anger and defeat those people.
⁸ You know I am very upset.
    You know how much I have cried.
    Surely you have kept an account of all my tears.

⁹ I know that when l call for help, my enemies will turn and run.
    I know that because God is with me!
¹⁰ I praise God for his promise.
    I praise the Lord for his promise to me.
¹¹ I trust God, so I am not afraid
    of what people can do to me!

¹² God, I will keep the special promises I made to you.
    I will give you my thank offering.
¹³ You saved me from death.
    You kept me from being defeated.
So I will serve you in the light
    that only the living can see.