For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in or
A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is writ
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-n
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their d
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.
Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities o
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have merc
but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.
Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you ju
The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds
You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fi
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.