1 A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, |
2 or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me. |
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands-- |
4 if I have done evil to him who is at peace with me or without cause have robbed my foe-- |
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust. Selah |
6 Arise, O LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice. |
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around you. Rule over them from on high; |
8 let the LORD judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High. |
9 O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. |
10 My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. |
11 God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day. |
12 If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. |
13 He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows. |
14 He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment. |
15 He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. |
16 The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head. |
17 I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. |