¹ Put trust in , for God; save from all those who persecute , and deliver ,

² lest like a lion they tear soul apart, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

³ I am the Lord your God;O Lord my God, if have done this; if there is iniquity in hands;

⁴ if have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with —indeed, have delivered him who is enemy without cause!—

⁵ let the enemy persecute soul, and take it; indeed, let him tread down life upon the earth, and lay honor in the dust.

⁶ I the Lord will ariseArise, O Lord! In anger, lift self up because of the rage of enemies, and awake for to the judgment that have commanded.

⁷ So surround with the congregation of the people; for sake, therefore, return on high.

⁸  will judge , people; judge according to righteousness, and according to integrity that is in .

⁹ I willOh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end! But establish who just; for , the righteous God, test heart and mind.

¹⁰  defense is from , God, who save who upright in heart.

¹¹  judge who righteous and , God, angry with the wicked every day.

¹² If they do not turn, will sharpen sword; have bent bow and made it ready.

¹³  have also prepared for them the instruments of death; ordain arrows against the persecutors.

¹⁴ Behold, they toil with iniquity and have conceived mischief and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵ They made a pit, and dug it, and have fallen into the ditch which they made.

¹⁶ Their mischief will return upon their own heads, and their violence will come down on top of themselves.

¹⁷ Praise according to righteousness, and will sing praise to name, Lord Most High.