1 (For the music leader. To the tune "A Silent Dove in the Distance." A special psalm by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.) Have pity, God Most High! My enemies chase me all day.
2 Many of them are pursuing and attacking me,
3 but even when I am afraid, I keep on trusting you.
4 I praise your promises! I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me.
5 Enemies spend the whole day finding fault with me; all they think about is how to do me harm.
6 They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.
7 They won't get away with these crimes, God, because when you get angry, you destroy people.
8 You have kept record of my days of wandering. You have stored my tears in your bottle and counted each of them.
9 When I pray, LORD God, my enemies will retreat, because I know for certain that you are with me.
10 I praise your promises!
11 I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me.
12 I will keep my promises to you, my God, and bring you gifts.
13 You protected me from death and kept me from stumbling, so that I would please you and follow the light that leads to life.
The Today's English Version, Copyright © 1997 by the American Bible Society.
Selected texts provided for use with the Amos: Hypertext Bible Commentary