1 O Lord my God, in You I have put my trust. Save me from all those who come for me, and keep me safe.

¶ O LORD my God, in thee I have put my trust: save me from all those that persecute me, and deliver me

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

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, and there is guilt on my hands,

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

4 i f I have done wrong to him who was at peace with me, or without a reason have robbed him who worked against me,

if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me, then let my persecutor escape without retribution.

5 l et 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.

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 R ise 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.

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

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about, for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

8 M ay 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.

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

9 L et 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.

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

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

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

11 G od is always right in how He judges. He is angry with the sinful every day.

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

12 I f 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.

If he does not turn, he will whet his sword; he has bent his bow and made it ready.

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

He has also prepared for him the weapons of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.

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

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

15 H e has dug out a deep hole, and has fallen into the hole he has dug.

He made a pit and deepened it and shall fall into the ditch which he made.

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

His work shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

17 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.

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.