| 1 | Save me, O God, by Your name; judge
and
vindicate me by Your mighty strength
and
power. |
| 2 | Hear my pleading
and
my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. |
| 3 | For strangers
and
insolent men are rising up against me, and violent men
and
ruthless ones seek
and
demand my life; they do not set God before them.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 4 | Behold, God is my helper
and
ally; the Lord is my upholder
and
is with them who uphold my life. |
| 5 | He will pay back evil to my enemies; in Your faithfulness [Lord] put an end to them. |
| 6 | With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks
and
praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good. |
| 7 | For He has delivered me out of every trouble, and my eye has looked [in triumph] on my enemies. |