| English Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; | 1Save me from my enemies, my God! Keep me safe from those who rise up against me. |
| 2deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. | 2Save me from those who practice evil; deliver me from bloodthirsty men. |
| 3For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD, | 3Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD. |
| 4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! | 4Without any fault on my part, they rush together and prepare themselves. Get up! Come help me! Pay attention! |
| 5You, LORD God of hosts, are God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah | 5You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude |
| 6Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 6At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city. |
| 7There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?” | 7Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?" |
| 8But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. | 8But you, LORD, will laugh at them; you will mock all the nations. |
| 9O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. | 9My Strength, I will watch for you, for God is my fortress. |
| 10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. | 10My God of Gracious Love will meet me; God will enable me to see what happens to my enemies. |
| 11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! | 11Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield. |
| 12For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, | 12The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips. They will be caught in their own conceit; for they speak curses and lies. |
| 13consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah | 13Go ahead and destroy them in anger! Wipe them out, and they will know to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Interlude |
| 14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 14At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city. |
| 15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. | 15They scavenge for food. If they find nothing, they become hungry and growl. |
| 16But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. | 16But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed. |
| 17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. | 17My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. |
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