1 A Meditation of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 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. |