1To victory, in organs, the learning of David. God, hear thou my prayer, and despise thou not my beseeching;
2give thou attention to me, and hear thou me. I am sorrowful in mine exercising;
3and I am disturbed of the face of the enemy, and of the tribulation of the sinner. For they bowed wicked-nesses into me; and in ire they were dis-easeful to me.
4Mine heart was troubled in me; and the dread of death felled on me.
5Dread and trembling came on me; and darknesses covered me.
6And I said, Who shall give to me feathers, as of a culver; and I shall fly, and shall take rest?
7Lo! I went far away, and fled; and I dwelled in wilderness.
8I abode him, that made me safe from the littleness, either dread, of spirit; and from tempest.