[1] Oh, my God, deliver me from my enemies; put me out of reach from those who rise up against me. [2] Deliver me from evildoers; save me from the bloodthirsty. [3] Look at how they lie in ambush for my life! Powerful people are attacking me, LORD—but not because of any error or sin of mine. [4] They run and take their stand—but not because of any fault of mine. Get up when I cry out to you! Look at what’s happening! [5] You are the LORD God of heavenly forces, the God of Israel! Wake up and punish all the nations! Grant no mercy to any wicked traitor! Selah [6] They come back every evening, growling like dogs, prowling around the city. [7] See what they belch out with their mouths: swords are between their lips! Who can listen to them? [8] But you, LORD, laugh at them. You mock all the nations. [9] I keep looking for you, my strength, because God is my stronghold. [10] My loving God will come to meet me. God will allow me to look down on my enemies. [11] Don’t kill them, or my people might forget; instead, by your power shake them up and bring them down, you who are our shield and my Lord. [12] For the sin of their mouths, the words that they speak, let them be captured in their pride. For the curses and lies they repeat, [13] finish them off in anger; finish them off until they are gone! Then let it be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah [14] They come back every evening, growling like dogs, prowling around the city. [15] They roam about for food, and if they don’t get their fill, they stay all night. [16] But me? I will sing of your strength! In the morning I will shout out loud about your faithful love because you have been my stronghold, my shelter when I was distraught. [17] I will sing praises to you, my strength, because God is my stronghold, my loving God.
