1. Be merciful to me, O God;thy mercy unto meDo thou extend; because my souldoth put her trust in thee:Yea, in the shadow of thy wingsmy refuge I will place,Until these sad calamitiesdo wholly overpass.
2. My cry I will cause to ascendunto the Lord most high;To God, who doth all things for meperform most perfectly.
3. From heav'n he shall send down, and mefrom his reproach defendThat would devour me: God his truthand mercy forth shall send.
4. My soul among fierce lions is,I firebrands live among,Men's sons, whose teeth are spears and darts,a sharp sword is their tongue.