2 or they will tear me apart like a lionand rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 Lord my God, if I have done thisand there is guilt on my hands –
4 if I have repaid my ally with evilor without cause have robbed my foe –
5 then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;let him trample my life to the groundand make me sleep in the dust.
6 Arise, Lord, in your anger;rise up against the rage of my enemies.Awake, my God; decree justice.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather round you,while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8 Let the Lord judge the peoples.Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,according to my integrity, O Most High.