1 LORD, my God, I take refuge in you.

2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,

3 LORD, my God, if I have done this,

4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me

5 let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;

6 Arise, LORD, in your anger.

7 Let the congregation of the peoples surround you.

8 The LORD administers judgment to the peoples.

9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,

10 My shield is with God,

11 God is a righteous judge,

12 If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword;

13 He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death.

14 Behold, he travails with iniquity.

15 He has dug a hole,

16 The trouble he causes shall return to his own head.

17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness,