1 O Lord my God, I have taken refuge in you.
2 Like a lion they will tear me to pieces
3 O Lord my God,
4 if I have paid back my friend with evil
5 then let the enemy chase me and catch me.
6 Arise in anger, O Lord.
7 Let an assembly of people gather around you.
8 The Lord judges the people of the world.
9 Let the evil within wicked people come to an end,
10 My shield is God above,
11 God is a fair judge,
12 If a person does not change, God sharpens his sword.
13 He prepares his deadly weapons
14 See how that person conceives evil,
15 He digs a pit and shovels it out.
16 His mischief lands back on his own head.
17 I will give thanks to the Lord for his righteousness.