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.

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

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

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

3 O Jehovah, 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 done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary 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 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; yes, 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, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

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

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

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

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

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 shield on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

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

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

God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.

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

If a man doesn’t relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

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

I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.