[1] LORD my God, I seek refuge in you; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me, [2] or they will tear me like a lion, ripping me apart with no one to rescue me. [3] LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands, [4] if I have done harm to one at peace with me or have plundered my adversary without cause, [5] may an enemy pursue and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah [6] Rise up, LORD, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; you have ordained a judgment. [7] Let the assembly of peoples gather around you; take your seat on high over it. [8] The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity. [9] Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The one who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God. [10] My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart. [11] God is a righteous judge and a God who shows his wrath every day. [12] If anyone does not repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has strung his bow and made it ready. [13] He has prepared his deadly weapons; he tips his arrows with fire. [14] See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit. [15] He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made. [16] His trouble comes back on his own head; his own violence comes down on top of his head. [17] I will thank the LORD for his righteousness; I will sing about the name of the LORD Most High.
