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

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

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

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, and there is guilt on my hands,

4 I f I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary 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 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 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 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:

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

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

8 J ehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on 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 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 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 shield on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

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

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

God is always right in how He judges. He is angry with the sinful every day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah 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.