"Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me."
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And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
The LORD hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
The LORD was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
{To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
> Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
To the Overseer. -- `On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,