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

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who 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 apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

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

Yahweh, 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 to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my 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; yes, 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, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

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

Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them 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.

Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my 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.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

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

My shield is with God, who saves 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, yes, a God who has 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 doesn’t relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

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

He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

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

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.

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

He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.

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

The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of 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 Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.