“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.

“He shall send from heaven,
and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up.
Selah.
God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

“My heart is fixed, O God,
my heart is fixed:
I will sing and give praise.”

— Psalm 57:1,3,7