5My steps have held firmly to your tracks; my feet have not slipped.
6I call to you, for you answer me, God; turn your ear to me and listen when I speak.
7Show your covenant faithfulness in a wonderful way, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their enemies!
8Protect me like the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings
9from the presence of the wicked ones who assault me, my enemies who surround me.
10They have no mercy on anyone; their mouths speak with pride.
11They have surrounded my steps. They set their eyes to strike me to the ground.
12They are like a lion eager for a victim, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.