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¹ Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.
² My adversaries trample me all day,
for many arrogantly fight against me.^[b](b)

³ When I am afraid,
I will trust in You.^(c)
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?^(d)

⁵ They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.^(e)
6 They stir up strife,^[c] they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.^(f)
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.^(g)

⁸ You Yourself have recorded my wanderings.^[d]
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your records?^(h)
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.⁽ⁱ⁾
This I know: God is for me.^(j)

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
¹¹ in God I trust; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?^(k)

¹² I am obligated by vows^[e] to You, God;
I will make my thank offerings to You.^(l)
13 For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.^(m)