1 J ehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;

O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,

2 L est he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.

Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 J ehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;

O Lord my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands,

4 I f I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)

If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,

5 L et the enemy pursue after my soul, and take, and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah

6 A rise, Jehovah, in thine anger; lift thyself up against the raging of mine oppressors, and awake for me: thou hast commanded judgment.

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!

7 A nd the assembly of the peoples shall encompass thee; and for their sakes return thou on high.

So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

8 J ehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.

The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.

9 O h let the wrong of the wicked come to an end, and establish thou the righteous; even thou that triest the hearts and reins, the righteous God.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

10 M y shield is with God, who saveth the upright in heart.

My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.

11 G od is a righteous judge, and a God who is indignant all the day.

God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 I f one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,

If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.

13 A nd he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.

He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 B ehold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:

Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

15 H e digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.

He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 H is mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

17 I will praise Jehovah according to his righteousness, and will sing forth the name of Jehovah the Most High.

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.