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1. A song of David, which he sang to Jehovah on the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, I seek refuge in You; save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me,
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1. Shiggaion H7692 of David H1732 , which H834 he sang H7891 unto the LORD H3068 , concerning H5921 the words H1697 of Cush H3568 the Benjamite H1121 H1145 . O LORD H3068 my God H430 , in thee do I put my trust H2620 : save H3467 me from all H4480 H3605 them that persecute H7291 me , and deliver H5337 me:
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2. lest he tear my soul like a lion, ripping, and there be no one to deliver.
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2. Lest H6435 he tear H2963 my soul H5315 like a lion H738 , rending it in pieces H6561 , while there is none H369 to deliver H5337 .
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3. O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
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3. O LORD H3068 my God H430 , if H518 I have done H6213 this H2063 ; if H518 there be H3426 iniquity H5766 in my hands H3709 ;
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4. if I have repaid evil to one at peace with me or I have plundered one oppressing me without cause,
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4. If H518 I have rewarded H1580 evil H7451 unto him that was at peace H7999 with me; (yea , I have delivered H2502 him that without cause H7387 is mine enemy H6887 :)
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5. let the enemy pursue and overtake my soul; yea, trample down my life to earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.
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5. Let the enemy H341 persecute H7291 my soul H5315 , and take H5381 it ; yea , let him tread down H7429 my life H2416 upon the earth H776 , and lay H7931 mine honor H3519 in the dust H6083 . Selah H5542 .
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6. Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; be lifted up at the rage of those distressing me; and awake for me! You have commanded judgment.
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6. Arise H6965 , O LORD H3068 , in thine anger H639 , lift up thyself H5375 because of the rage H5678 of mine enemies H6887 : and awake H5782 for H413 me to the judgment H4941 that thou hast commanded H6680 .
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7. And the assembly of the peoples shall surround You, and over it You will return on high.
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7. So shall the congregation H5712 of the people H3816 compass thee about H5437 : for their sakes H5921 therefore return H7725 thou on high H4791 .
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8. Jehovah will judge the people. O Jehovah, judge me according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.
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8. The LORD H3068 shall judge H1777 the people H5971 : judge H8199 me , O LORD H3068 , according to my righteousness H6664 , and according to mine integrity H8537 that is in H5921 me.
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9. Oh let the evil of the wicked come to an end; and You will establish the just; for the righteous God is a trier of hearts and reins.
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9. Oh H4994 let the wickedness H7451 of the wicked H7563 come to an end H1584 ; but establish H3559 the just H6662 : for the righteous H6662 God H430 trieth H974 the hearts H3820 and reins H3629 .
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10. My defense is on God, who saves the upright of heart.
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10. My defense H4043 is of H5921 God H430 , which saveth H3467 the upright H3477 in heart H3820 .
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11. God is a righteous judge; and God is angry with evildoers every day.
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11. God H430 judgeth H8199 the righteous H6662 , and God H410 is angry H2194 with the wicked every H3605 day H3117 .
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12. If he will not turn, He will whet His sword; He has trod His bow, He made it ready;
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12. If H518 he turn H7725 not H3808 , he will whet H3913 his sword H2719 ; he hath bent H1869 his bow H7198 , and made it ready H3559 .
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13. yea, He has fitted for him instruments of death. He will make ready His arrows for pursuers.
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13. He hath also prepared H3559 for him the instruments H3627 of death H4194 ; he ordaineth H6466 his arrows H2671 against the persecutors H1814 .
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14. Behold, he writhes with iniquity and he will conceive mischief; and he has fathered falsehood.
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14. Behold H2009 , he travaileth H2254 with iniquity H205 , and hath conceived H2029 mischief H5999 , and brought forth H3205 falsehood H8267 .
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15. He dug a pit and bored it, and has fallen into the ditch he made.
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15. He made H3738 a pit H953 , and digged H2658 it , and is fallen H5307 into the ditch H7845 which he made H6466 .
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16. His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come down on his own crown.
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16. His mischief H5999 shall return H7725 upon his own head H7218 , and his violent dealing H2555 shall come down H3381 upon H5921 his own pate H6936 .
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17. I will thank Jehovah according to His righteousness, and will praise the name of Jehovah most high.
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17. I will praise H3034 the LORD H3068 according to his righteousness H6664 : and will sing praise H2167 to the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 most high H5945 .
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