Psalm 17B: Psalm 17:6-12

Balerma. C.M. [A flat]

5. 6 On You, O God, my soul has called,
        For You will answer me.
O listen to my earnest words!
        Incline Your ear to me!

6. 7 In wondrous ways Your mercy show,
        O You preserving those
Who seek to find at Your right hand
        A refuge from their foes.

7. 8 Keep me the pupil of Your eye;
        Beneath Your wings me hide
9 From wicked men and deadly foes
        Who press on every side.

8. 10 They are enclosed in their own fat;
        Their boasting words abound.
11 They compass us and fix their eyes
        To cast us to the ground.

9. 12 My enemy's a lion strong
        That craves to tear his prey.
He's like a lion young that lurks
        In ambush every day.