1 ` The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, 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 he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

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

3 O Jehovah, 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 done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary 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 A n enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth 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 R ise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast 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 A nd a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,

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

8 J ehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

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

9 L et, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

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 shield on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

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

11 G od a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

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

12 I f turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden -- He prepareth it,

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

13 Y ea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.

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

14 L o, he travaileth iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.

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

15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.

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

16 R eturn doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

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

17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

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