1 O Lord, my defender, I call to you.Listen to my cry!If you do not answer me,I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
2 Hear me when I cry to you for help,when I lift my hands towards your holy Temple.
3 Do not condemn me with the wicked,with those who do evil —those whose words are friendly,but who have hatred in their hearts.
4 Punish them for what they have done,for the evil they have committed.Punish them for all their deeds;give them what they deserve!