He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them which hate me; for they are too mighty for me. {TYNDALE: He delivered me from my mighty enemy, and from them that hated me and were too strong for me.}

He teacheth my hands to fight, and mine arms shall bend even a bow of steel. {TYNDALE: And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.}

But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts.

All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him? Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him?"

For my wickednesses are gone over my head, and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

"Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength, but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and was mighty in his wickedness!"

We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends.

{To the chanter, upon the domme stock dove, which flyeth far off: Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath} Be merciful unto me, O God, for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.

I have leaned upon thee ever since I was born; thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb, therefore is my praise always of thee.

Then thought I to understand this; but it was too hard for me,

When God heard this, he was wroth, and took sore displeasure at Israel,

He chose David also his servant, and took him away from the sheepfolds.

As he was following the ewes great with young, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

and gave them the lands of the Heathen; where they took the labours of the people in possession,

{A song of the stairs} LORD, I am not high-minded; I have no proud looks. I do not exercise myself in great matters which are too high for me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it.

Let not the ungodly have his desire, O LORD; let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud. Selah.

Consider my complaint, for I am brought very low. O deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.