Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. 8,6,8,6 ^1O Lord my God, in thee do I my confidence repose: Save and deliver me from all my persecuting foes; ^2Lest that the enemy my soul should, like a lion, tear, In pieces rending it, while there is no deliverer. ^3O Lord my God, if it be so that I committed this; If it be so that in my hands iniquity there is: ^4If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me; (Yea, ev'n the man that without cause my foe was I did free;) ^5Then let the foe pursue and take my soul, and my life thrust Down to the earth, and let him lay mine honour in the dust. ^6Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself, for my foes raging be; And, to the judgment which thou hast commanded, wake for me. ^7So shall th' assembly of thy folk about encompass thee: Thou, therefore, for their sakes, return unto thy place on high. ^8The Lord he shall the people judge: my judge, Jehovah, be, After my righteousness, and mine integrity in me. ^9O let the wicked's malice end; but stablish stedfastly The righteous: for the righteous God the hearts and reins doth try. ^10In God, who saves th' upright in heart, is my defence and stay. ^11God just men judgeth, God is wroth with ill men ev'ry day. ^12If he do not return again, then he his sword will whet; His bow he hath already bent, and hath it ready set: ^13He also hath for him prepar'd the instruments of death; Against the persecutors he his shafts ordained hath. ^14Behold, he with iniquity doth travail, as in birth; A mischief he conceived hath, and falsehood shall bring forth. ^15He made a pit and digg'd it deep, another there to take; But he is fall'n into the ditch which he himself did make. ^16Upon his own head his mischief shall be returned home; His vi'lent dealing also down on his own pate shall come. ^17According to his righteousness the Lord I'll magnify; And will sing praise unto the name of God that is most high. |