[1] God, save me from my enemies. Help me defeat the people who have come to fight me.
[2] Save me from those people who do bad things. Save me from those murderers.
[3] Look, strong men are waiting for me. They are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit any crime.
[4] I did nothing wrong, but they rushed here to attack me. Lord, come and see for yourself!
[5] You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel! Get up and punish those people. Don’t show any mercy to those evil traitors. selah
[6] Those evil men are like dogs that come into town in the evening, growling and roaming through town.
[7] Listen to their threats and insults. They say such cruel things, and they don’t care who hears them.
[8] Lord, laugh at them. Make fun of all those people.
[9] I will sing my songs of praise to you. God, you are my place of safety high in the mountains.
[10] God loves me, and he will help me win. He will help me defeat my enemies.
[11] Don’t just kill them, God, or my people might forget. My Master and Protector, scatter them and defeat them with your strength.
[12] Those evil people curse and tell lies. Punish them for the things they said. Let their pride trap them.
[13] Destroy them in your anger. Destroy them completely! Then people around the world will know that God rules in Israel!
[14] Those evil men come into town in the evening like growling dogs roaming through town.
[15] They will look for something to eat, but they will find no food and no place to sleep.
[16] But in the morning, I will sing songs of praise to you. I will rejoice in your love. Why? Because you are my place of safety, high in the mountains. And I can run to you when troubles come.
[17] I will sing my songs of praise to you. Why? Because you are my place of safety high in the mountains. You are the God who loves me!