1 O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
1 Sjiggajon van Dawid wat hy tot eer van die HERE gesing het weens die woorde van Kus, die Benjaminiet.
2 HERE, my God, by U skuil ek; verlos my van al my vervolgers en red my;
3 sodat hy nie soos 'n leeu my verskeur en wegruk sonder dat iemand red nie.
4 HERE, my God, as ek dit gedoen het, as daar onreg in my hande is,
5 as ek hom kwaad aangedoen het wat in vrede met my geleef het ja, ek het hom gered wat my sonder oorsaak vyandig was,
6 mag die vyand my dan vervolg en inhaal en my lewe teen die grond vertrap en my eer in die stof laat woon. Sela.
7 Staan op, HERE, in u toorn, verhef U teen die grimmigheid van my teëstanders en ontwaak vir my, U wat die reg beveel het!
8 En laat die vergadering van die volke U omring; keer dan bo hulle terug in die hoogte!
9 Die HERE oordeel die volke. Doen aan my reg, HERE, na my geregtigheid en na my onskuld wat by my is.
10 Laat tog die boosheid van die goddelose mense 'n einde neem, maar bevestig U die regverdige, ja, U wat harte en niere toets, o regverdige God!
11 My skild is by God wat die opregtes van hart verlos.
12 God is 'n regverdige regter, en 'n God wat elke dag toornig is.
13 As hy hom nie bekeer nie, maak Hy sy swaard skerp; Hy span sy boog en mik daarmee
14 en berei vir hom dodelike werktuie; Hy maak sy pyle brandende wapens.
15 Kyk, hy is in barensweë van onreg en is swanger van moeite; hy baar leuens.
16 Hy het 'n kuil gegrawe en dit uitgehol; maar hy het geval in die vangkuil wat hy gemaak het.
17 Die onheil wat hy gestig het, keer op sy hoof terug, en sy geweld kom op sy skedel neer. [ (Psalms 7:18) Ek wil die HERE loof na sy geregtigheid en die Naam van die HERE, die Allerhoogste, psalmsing. ]