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In You I Have Taken Refuge

A^● Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Yahweh my God, ^ain You I have taken refuge;Save me from all those who pursue me, and ^bdeliver me,2 Lest he tear ¹my soul ^alike a lion,Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

3 O Yahweh my God, if I have done this,If there is ^ainjustice in my hands,4 If I have ^arewarded evil to him who ¹is at peace with me,Or have ^bplundered my adversary without cause,5 Let the enemy pursue ¹my soul and overtake ²it;And let him trample my life down to the groundAnd cause my glory to dwell in the dust.³Selah.

6 ^aArise, O Yahweh, in Your anger;^bLift up Yourself against ^cthe fury of my adversaries,And ^darouse Yourself ¹for me; You have appointed judgment.7 Let the congregation of the ^apeoples encompass You,And over ¹them return on high.8 Yahweh ^ajudges the peoples;¹^bGive justice to me, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.9 O let ^athe evil of the wicked come to an end, but ^bestablish the righteous;For the righteous God ^ctests the hearts and ¹minds.10 My ^ashield is ¹with God,Who ^bsaves the upright in heart.11 God is a ^arighteous judge,And a God who has ^bindignation every day.

12 If ¹a man ^adoes not repent, He will ^bsharpen His sword;He has ^cbent His bow and prepared it.13 He has also prepared ¹for Himself deadly weapons;He makes His ^aarrows fiery shafts.14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,And he ^aconceives mischief and gives birth to falsehood.15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,And has ^afallen into the hole which he made.16 His ^amischief will return upon his own head,And his ^bviolence will descend upon ¹his own skull.

17 I will give thanks to Yahweh ^aaccording to His righteousnessAnd will ^bsing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.

The LORD Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked.

A^● Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD^† concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

O LORD my God, ^ain You I have taken refuge;Save me from all those who pursue me, and ^bdeliver me,2 Or he will tear ¹my soul ^alike a lion,²Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

3 O LORD my God, if I have done this,If there is ^ainjustice in my hands,4 If I have ^arewarded evil to ¹my friend,Or have ^bplundered ²him who without cause was my adversary,5 Let the enemy pursue ¹my soul and overtake ²it;And let him trample my life down to the groundAnd lay my glory in the dust.³Selah.

6 ^aArise, O LORD, in Your anger;^bLift up Yourself against ^cthe rage of my adversaries,And ^darouse Yourself ¹for me; You have appointed judgment.7 Let the assembly of the ^apeoples encompass You,And over ¹them return on high.8 The LORD ^ajudges the peoples;¹^bVindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.9 O let ^athe evil of the wicked come to an end, but ^bestablish the righteous;For the righteous God ^ctries the hearts and ¹minds.10 My ^ashield is ¹with God,Who ^bsaves the upright in heart.11 God is a ^arighteous judge,And a God who has ^bindignation every day.

12 If ¹a man ^adoes not repent, He will ^bsharpen His sword;He has ^cbent His bow and ²made it ready.13 He has also prepared ¹for Himself deadly weapons;He makes His ^aarrows fiery shafts.14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,And he ^aconceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,And has ^afallen into the hole which he made.16 His ^amischief will return upon his own head,And his ^bviolence will descend upon ¹his own pate.

17 I will give thanks to the LORD ^aaccording to His righteousnessAnd will ^bsing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.