B<\/span>e merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.<\/span><\/p>\n 2<\/sup>I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n