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

2 L est he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

Lest they take my soul, as a lion dismembers his prey when there is none to deliver.

3 O Jehovah, 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 done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

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

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 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, 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 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 A nd a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,

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

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, 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.

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

10 M y shield on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

His work shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing 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 praise the LORD according to his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.