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¹ Lord my God, I trust in you for protection.
    Save me and rescue me
    from those who are chasing me.
² Otherwise, like a lion they will tear me apart.
    They will rip me to pieces, and no one can save me.

³ Lord my God, what have I done?
    Have my hands done something wrong?
⁴ Have I done wrong to my friend
    or stolen without reason from my enemy?
⁵ If I have, let my enemy chase me and capture me.
    Let him trample me into the dust
    and bury me in the ground. Selah

⁶ Lord, rise up in your anger;
    stand up against my enemies' anger.
    Get up and demand fairness.
⁷ Gather the nations around you
    and rule them from above.
⁸ Lord, judge the people.
    Lord, defend me because I am right,
    because I have done no wrong, God Most High.
⁹ God, you do what is right.
    You know our thoughts and feelings.
Stop those wicked actions done by evil people,
    and help those who do what is right.

¹⁰ God protects me like a shield;
    he saves those whose hearts are right.
¹¹ God judges by what is right,
    and God is always ready to punish the wicked.
¹² If they do not change their lives,
    God will sharpen his sword;
    he will string his bow and take aim.
¹³ He has prepared his deadly weapons;
    he has made his flaming arrows.

¹⁴ There are people who think up evil
    and plan trouble and tell lies.
¹⁵ They dig a hole to trap others,
    but they will fall into it themselves.
¹⁶ They will get themselves into trouble;
    the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

¹⁷ I praise the Lord because he does what is right.
    I sing praises to the Lord Most High.