1 O LORD my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, | |
2 Or he will teara Or memy soul like a lion, b Or Rending it in pieces, whileDragging me away, while there is none to deliver. | |
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands, | |
4 If I have rewarded evil toc Lit him who was at peace with memy friend, Or have plunderedd Or my adversary without causehim who without cause was my adversary, | |
5 Let the enemy pursuee Or memy soul and overtakef Or meit; And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory in the dust.g Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah. | |
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourselfh One ancient version reads O my Godfor me; You have appointed judgment. | |
7 Let the assembly of the peoples encompass You, And overi Lit itthem return on high. | |
8 The LORD judges the peoples; j Lit JudgeVindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me. | |
9 O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts andk Lit kidneys, figurative for inner manminds. | |
10 My shield isl Lit uponwith God, Who saves the upright in heart. | |
11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. | |
12 Ifm Lit hea man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow andn Lit fixed itmade it ready. | |
13 He has also preparedo Or His deadly weaponsfor Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. | |
14 Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood. | |
15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. | |
16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend uponp I.e. the crown of his own headhis own pate. | |
17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. | |