| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me. | 1Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. |
| 2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men. | 2Rescue me from these criminals; save me from these murderers. |
| 3For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD. | 3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD, though I have not sinned or offended them. |
| 4They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine. Awake to help me, and behold! | 4I have done nothing wrong, yet they prepare to attack me. Wake up! See what is happening and help me! |
| 5You therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah | 5O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, wake up and punish those hostile nations. Show no mercy to wicked traitors. Interlude |
| 6At evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city. | 6They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets. |
| 7Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?” | 7Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer. |
| 8But You, O LORD, shall laugh at them; You shall have all the nations in derision. | 8But LORD, you laugh at them. You scoff at all the hostile nations. |
| 9I will wait for You, O You his Strength; For God is my defense. | 9You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my fortress. |
| 10My God of mercy shall come to meet me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies. | 10In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me. He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies. |
| 11Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield. | 11Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield. |
| 12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak. | 12Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies. |
| 13Consume them in wrath, consume them, That they may not be; And let them know that God rules in Jacob To the ends of the earth. Selah | 13Destroy them in your anger! Wipe them out completely! Then the whole world will know that God reigns in Israel. Interlude |
| 14And at evening they return, They growl like a dog, And go all around the city. | 14My enemies come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets. |
| 15They wander up and down for food, And howl if they are not satisfied. | 15They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied. |
| 16But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble. | 16But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. |
| 17To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy. | 17O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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