[1] Save me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who attack me! [2] Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers! [3] Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done, [4] nor because of any fault of mine, O LORD, that they hurry to their places. [5] Rise, LORD God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors! [6] They come back in the evening, snarling like dogs as they go about the city. [7] Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them. [8] But you laugh at them, LORD; you mock all the heathen. [9] I have confidence in your strength; you are my refuge, O God. [10] My God loves me and will come to me; he will let me see my enemies defeated. [11] Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your strength and defeat them, O Lord, our protector. [12] Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful; may they be caught in their pride! Because they curse and lie, [13] destroy them in your anger; destroy them completely. Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel, that his rule extends over all the earth. [14] My enemies come back in the evening, snarling like dogs as they go about the city, [15] like dogs roaming about for food and growling if they do not find enough. [16] But I will sing about your strength; every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love. You have been a refuge for me, a shelter in my time of trouble. [17] I will praise you, my defender. My refuge is God, the God who loves me.
