International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me! | 1LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me! |
2Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me. | 2Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me. |
3LORD, my God, if I have done this thing, if there is injustice on my hands, | 3LORD, my God, if I have done this thing, if there is injustice on my hands, |
4if I have rewarded those who did me good with evil, if I have plundered my enemy without justification, | 4if I have rewarded those who did me good with evil, if I have plundered my enemy without justification, |
5then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust. | 5then, let my enemy pursue me, let him overtake me, and let him trample my life to the ground. Interlude Let him put my honor into the dust. |
6Get up, LORD, in your anger! Rise up, because of the fury of my enemies; Arouse yourself for me; you have ordained justice. | 6Get up, LORD, in your anger! Rise up, because of the fury of my enemies; Arouse yourself for me; you have ordained justice. |
7Let the assembly of the peoples gather around you, and you will sit high above them. | 7Let the assembly of the peoples gather around you, and you will sit high above them. |
8For the LORD will judge the peoples. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One. | 8For the LORD will judge the peoples. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One. |
9Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts. | 9Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts. |
10God is my shield, the one who delivers the upright in heart. | 10God is my shield, the one who delivers the upright in heart. |
11God is a righteous judge, a God who is angry with sinners every day. | 11God is a righteous judge, a God who is angry with sinners every day. |
12If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it. | 12If the ungodly one doesn't repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and prepare it. |
13He prepares weapons of death for himself, he makes his arrows into fiery shafts. | 13He prepares weapons of death for himself, he makes his arrows into fiery shafts. |
14But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies. | 14But the wicked one travails with evil, he conceives malice and gives birth to lies. |
15He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made. | 15He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made. |
16The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull. | 16The trouble he planned will return on his own head, and his violence will descend on his skull. |
17But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. | 17But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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