¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. ²Deliver me from workers of iniquity, ³See how they lie in wait for me. ⁴For no fault of my own, ⁵O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, ⁶They return in the evening, snarling like dogs ⁷See what they spew from their mouths— ⁸But You, O LORD, laugh at them; ⁹I will keep watch for You, O my strength, ¹⁰My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; ¹¹Do not kill them, ¹²By the sins of their mouths ¹³Consume them in wrath; ¹⁴They return in the evening, ¹⁵They scavenge for food, ¹⁶But I will sing of Your strength ¹⁷To You, O my strength, I sing praises,