| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me; | 1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! |
| 2deliver me from those who work evil, and save me from bloodthirsty men. | 2Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent 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, | 3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD. |
| 4for no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see! | 4Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! |
| 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, O LORD God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah) |
| 6Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 6They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. |
| 7There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?” | 7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" |
| 8But you, O LORD, laugh at them; you hold all the nations in derision. | 8But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations. |
| 9O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress. | 9You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge. |
| 10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. | 10The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies. |
| 11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! | 11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us! |
| 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, | 12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak! |
| 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 | 13Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah) |
| 14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. | 14They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. |
| 15They wander about for food and growl if they do not get their fill. | 15They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full. |
| 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. | 16As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble. |
| 17O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love. | 17You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me. |
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