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

¶ O LORD my God, in thee I have put my trust: save me from all those that persecute 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 take my soul, as a lion dismembers his prey when there is none to deliver.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done this: If there is 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 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, then let my persecutor escape without retribution.

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 persecute my soul, and take it; let him tread down my life upon the earth and lay my honour 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 LORD, in thine anger; lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake the judgment in my favour that thou hast commanded.

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

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about, for their sakes therefore 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.

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the 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.

Let wickedness consume the wicked; but establish the just: for the righteous God is he who tries the hearts and kidneys.

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

¶ My shield is in God, he who saves the upright in heart.

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

God is he who judges the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

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

If he does not turn, he will whet his sword; he has 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 has also prepared for him the weapons of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.

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

Behold, he travails with iniquity and has conceived of his own work and brought forth falsehood.

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

He made a pit and deepened it and shall fall 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 work shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing 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 praise the LORD according to his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.