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| [1]To the Overseer. -- `Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over. |
[1]In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem. |
| [2]I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me. |
[2]Si vere utique justitiam loquimini, recta judicate, filii hominum. |
| [3]He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached -- who is panting after me. Selah. God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth. |
[3]Etenim in corde iniquitates operamini; in terra injustitias manus vestræ concinnant. |
| [4]My soul [is] in the midst of lions, I lie down [among] flames -- sons of men, Their teeth [are] a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. |
[4]Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva; erraverunt ab utero, locuti sunt falsa. |
| [5]Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour. |
[5]Furor illis secundum similitudinem serpentis, sicut aspidis surdæ et obturantis aures suas, |
| [6]A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah. |
[6]quæ non exaudiet vocem incantantium, et venefici incantantis sapienter. |
| [7]Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise. |
[7]Deus conteret dentes eorum in ore ipsorum; molas leonum confringet Dominus. |
| [8]Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn. |
[8]Ad nihilum devenient tamquam aqua decurrens; intendit arcum suum donec infirmentur. |
| [9]I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations. |
[9]Sicut cera quæ fluit auferentur; supercecidit ignis, et non viderunt solem. |
| [10]For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth. |
[10]Priusquam intelligerent spinæ vestræ rhamnum, sicut viventes sic in ira absorbet eos. |
| [11]Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour! |
[11]Lætabitur justus cum viderit vindictam; manus suas lavabit in sanguine peccatoris. |
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[12]Et dicet homo: Si utique est fructus justo, utique est Deus judicans eos in terra. |