¹ Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
    for in you I take refuge.^(C)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings^(D)
    until the disaster has passed.^(E)

¹ Hear me,^(A) Lord, my plea is just;
    listen to my cry.^(B)
Hear^(C) my prayer—
    it does not rise from deceitful lips.^(D)