1 A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Cush, the son of Jemini.
2 O Lord, my God, in you I have hoped. Save me from all those who persecute me, and free me:
3 lest at any time, like a lion, he might seize my soul, while there is no one to redeem me, nor any who can save.
4 O Lord, my God, if there is iniquity in my hands, if I have done this:
5 if I have repaid those who rendered evils to me, may I deservedly fall away empty before my enemies:
6 let the enemy pursue my soul, and take hold of it, and trample my life into the earth, and drag down my glory into the dust.
7 Rise up, Lord, in your anger. And be exalted to the borders of my enemies. And rise up, O Lord my God, according to the precept that you commanded,