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

O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

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

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

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

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

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

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

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

Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

6 A rise, 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!

Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.

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

And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high.

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

Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

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

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

10 M y defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.

My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.

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

God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

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

If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

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

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

14 B ehold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

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

He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

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

His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

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

I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.