Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah. Concerning the words of a Benjamite [named] Cush.
1 Oh LORD, my God: in You I have put my trust.
Save me from all my persecutors.
2 Rescue me, [2] or they will tear my soul
Like a lion,
And rip me in pieces,
While there is no one to deliver.
3 Jehovah, my God, if I have done this –
If there is iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have repaid evil to anyone who was at peace with me,
Or plundered anyone who was my enemy without cause –
5 Then let the adversary pursue my soul, and overtake it.
In fact, let him trample my life to the ground,
And lay my glory in the dust.
Selah
6 Arise in your anger, oh Lord;
Lift yourself up because of the rage of my enemies.
Awake, for me – pronounce judgement.
7 Let the congregation of the peoples gather around You;
Return to the heights and rule over them.
8 Jehovah will judge the peoples.
Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness,
And according to my inner integrity.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
10 My shield is carried by God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
11 God is a righteous judge –
A God Who is angry [with men] every day.
12 If they do not turn back, He will sharpen His sword.
He has bent His bow and made it ready.
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons.
He has aimed His arrows at the pursuer –
14 Look how he conceives evil,
Is pregnant with trouble,
And gives birth to lies.
15 He has made a pit.
He has dug it out –
He has fallen into the hole he made.
16 The trouble he causes will [be] return[ed] onto his own head.
His violence will come down onto his own skull.
17 I will praise Jehovah according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of The LORD Most High.