[1] O Yahweh my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me, [2] Lest he tear my soul like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver. [3] O Yahweh my God, if I have done this, If there is injustice in my hands, [4] If I have rewarded evil to him who is at peace with me, Or have plundered my adversary without cause, [5] Let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; And let him trample my life down to the ground And cause my glory to dwell in the dust. Selah. [6] Arise, O Yahweh, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the fury of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment. [7] Let the congregation of the peoples encompass You, And over them return on high. [8] Yahweh judges the peoples; Give justice to me, O Yahweh, 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 tests the hearts and minds. [10] My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart. [11] God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation every day. [12] If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword; He has bent His bow and prepared it. [13] He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. [14] Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and gives birth to 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 upon his own skull. [17] I will give thanks to Yahweh according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.
