may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground
and leave my honor in the dust.Selah

For You will not abandon me to Sheol;
You will not allow Your Faithful One to see decay.

They advance against me; now they surround me.
They are determined
to throw me to the ground.

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.

Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,

You caused me to experience
many troubles and misfortunes,
but You will revive me again.
You will bring me up again,
even from the depths of the earth.

Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

I cling to Your decrees;
Lord, do not put me to shame.

It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.

ע AyinI have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.

God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.

Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.