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If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
or they will tear me apart like a lion
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
O LORD my God, if I have done wrong
or am guilty of injustice,
or am guilty of injustice,
Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands —
and there is guilt on my hands —
if I have betrayed a friend
or plundered my enemy without cause,
or plundered my enemy without cause,
if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause have robbed my foe —
or without cause have robbed my foe —
then let my enemies capture me.
Let them trample me into the ground
and drag my honor in the dust.
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Let them trample me into the ground
and drag my honor in the dust.
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Arise, O LORD, in anger!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Arise, Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
Gather the nations before you.
Rule over them from on high.
Rule over them from on high.
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
The LORD judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O LORD,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
Declare me righteous, O LORD,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
Let the Lord judge the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
End the evil of those who are wicked,
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure —
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
and make the righteous secure —
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
God is my shield,
saving those whose hearts are true and right.
saving those whose hearts are true and right.
God is an honest judge.
He is angry with the wicked every day.
He is angry with the wicked every day.
God is a righteous judge,
a God who displays his wrath every day.
a God who displays his wrath every day.
He will prepare his deadly weapons
and shoot his flaming arrows.
and shoot his flaming arrows.
He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.
he makes ready his flaming arrows.
The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.
Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.
then fall into it themselves.
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit they have made.
falls into the pit they have made.
The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
their violence comes down on their own heads.