| English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; | 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; |
| 2deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. | 2deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. |
| 3For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, | 3For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, |
| 4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! | 4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! |
| 5You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah | 5You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah |
| 6Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 6Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. |
| 7There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?” | 7There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?” |
| 8But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. | 8But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. |
| 9O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. | 9O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. |
| 10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. | 10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. |
| 11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! | 11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! |
| 12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, | 12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, |
| 13consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah | 13consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah |
| 14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. |
| 15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. | 15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. |
| 16But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. | 16But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. |
| 17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. | 17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. |
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