[1] O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,
[2] Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
[3] O Lord my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands,
[4] If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
[5] Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me; Yes, let him trample my life to the earth, And lay my honor in the dust. Selah
[6] Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!
[7] So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
[8] The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my integrity within me.
[9] Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
[10] My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
[11] God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day.
[12] If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.
[13] He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
[14] Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
[15] He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
[16] His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
[17] I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.