O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;

Save me from all those who persecute me;

And deliver me,

Lest they tear me like a lion,

Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

 

 

 

O Lord my God, if I have done this:

If there is iniquity in my hands,

If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,

Or have plundered my enemy without cause,

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;

Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,

And lay my honor in the dust.

 

 

 

The Lord shall judge the peoples;

Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness,

And according to my integrity within me.

 

 

 

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,

But establish the just;

For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

My defense is of God,

Who saves the upright in heart.

 

 

 

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness,

And will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

 

 

(verses 1,2, 5, 8-10, 17)

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