Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;
For my soul taketh refuge in thee:
Yes, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,
Until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God Most High,
Unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He will send from heaven, and save me,
When he that would swallow me up reproacheth;
{Selah
God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions;
I lie among them that are set on fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down:
They have digged a pit before me;
They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves.
{Selah
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp:
I myself will awake at the dawn.
9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples:
I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens
And thy truth unto the skies.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let thy glory be above all the earth.