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 You I have put my trust. Save me from all those who come for me, and keep me safe.

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

Or they will tear me like a lion, carrying me away where there is no one to help.

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, and there is guilt on 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 done wrong to him who was at peace with me, or without a reason have robbed him who worked against me,

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 him who hates me come for me and catch me. Let him break me under his feet until I die, and lay my honor in the dust.

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!

Rise up in Your anger, O Lord. Rise up against the anger of those who hate me. Awake, my God, and help me. Prove what is right.

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

Let the people gather around You, and rule over them from Your throne.

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

May the Lord judge which people are guilty or not. O Lord, judge in my favor if I am right with You, and if I am without blame.

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 the sins of the sinful stop. But build up those who are right with You. For the God Who is right and good tests both the hearts and the minds.

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

I am kept safe by God, Who saves those who are pure in heart.

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

God is always right in how He judges. He is angry with the sinful 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 is not sorry for his sins and will not turn from them, God will make His sword sharp. He will string His bow and make it ready.

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

He takes up His sword and the bow of death. And He makes arrows of fire.

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

See how the sinful man thinks up sins and plans trouble and lies start growing inside him.

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

He has dug out a deep hole, and has fallen into the hole he has dug.

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

The trouble he makes will return to him. When he hurts others it will come down on his own head.

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 to the Lord because He is right and good. I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.