(To the choir-master. Melody: Do not destroy. Of David. A miktam. When he took refuge from Saul in a cave.)

In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum fugeret a facie Saul in speluncam.(I Regum 24.)

Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. (1 Kings 24.)

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; here is a soul that puts its trust in thee, I will take refuge under the shelter of thy wings, till the storms pass by.

Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei, quoniam in te confidit anima mea. Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo, donec transeat iniquitas.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.

I will cry out to the most high God, the God who has ever befriended me:

Clamabo ad Deum altissimum, Deum qui benefecit mihi.

I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.

may he send aid now from heaven to deliver me, and bring confusion on my oppressors; his mercy, his faithfulness be my speed!

Misit de cælo, et liberavit me; dedit in opprobrium conculcantes me. Misit Deus misericordiam suam et veritatem suam,

He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth,

Fallen among lions I, that hungrily eat men’s flesh; here are envious teeth that bite deeper than spear or arrow, tongues sharp as any sword.

et eripuit animam meam de medio catulorum leonum. Dormivi conturbatus. Filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittæ, et lingua eorum gladius acutus.

and he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

O God, mount high above the heavens, till thy glory overshadows the whole earth.

Exaltare super cælos, Deus, et in omnem terram gloria tua.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.

See where they have laid a snare for my feet, to bring me low, dug a pit in my path; may it be their own undoing!

Laqueum paraverunt pedibus meis, et incurvaverunt animam meam. Foderunt ante faciem meam foveam, et inciderunt in eam.

They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.

A true heart, my God, a heart true to thy service; its song, its music are for thee!

Paratum cor meum, Deus, paratum cor meum; cantabo, et psalmum dicam.

My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and rehearse a psalm.

Wake, my soul, wake, echoes of harp and viol; dawn shall find me watching;

Exsurge, gloria mea; exsurge, psalterium et cithara: exsurgam diluculo.

Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.

so will I give thee thanks, Lord, for all the world to hear it, sing psalms while the Gentiles listen,

Confitebor tibi in populis, Domine, et psalmum dicam tibi in gentibus:

I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.

of thy mercy, high as heaven itself, of thy faithfulness, that reaches to the clouds.

quoniam magnificata est usque ad cælos misericordia tua, et usque ad nubes veritas tua.

For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.

O God, mount high above the heavens, till thy glory overshadows the whole earth.

Exaltare super cælos, Deus, et super omnem terram gloria tua.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.