1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

protect me from those who rise up against me;

2 deliver me from those who work evil,

and save me from bloodthirsty men.

3 For behold, they lie in wait for my life;

fierce men stir up strife against me.

For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.

Awake, come to meet me, and see!

5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.

Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6 Each evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

7 There they are, bellowing with their mouths

with swords in their lips—

for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

8 But you, O Lord, laugh at them;

you hold all the nations in derision.

1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:

Defend me from them that rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,

And save me from bloody men.

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul:

The mighty are gathered against me;

Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault:

Awake to help me, and behold.

5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Awake to visit all the heathen:

Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.

6 They return at evening:

They make a noise like a dog,

And go round about the city.

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth:

Swords are in their lips:

For who, say they, doth hear?

8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them;

Thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

1 Rescue me from my enemies, O God.

Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.

2 Rescue me from these criminals;

save me from these murderers.

3 They have set an ambush for me.

Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,

though I have not sinned or offended them.

4 I have done nothing wrong,

yet they prepare to attack me.

Wake up! See what is happening and help me!

5 O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,

wake up and punish those hostile nations.

Show no mercy to wicked traitors.

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6 They come out at night,

snarling like vicious dogs

as they prowl the streets.

7 Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths;

their words cut like swords.

“After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.

8 But Lord, you laugh at them.

You scoff at all the hostile nations.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

Defend me from those who rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,

And save me from bloodthirsty men.

3 For look, they lie in wait for my life;

The mighty gather against me,

Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

Awake to help me, and behold!

5 You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Awake to punish all the nations;

Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors.

Selah

6 At evening they return,

They growl like a dog,

And go all around the city.

7 Indeed, they belch with their mouth;

Swords are in their lips;

For they say, “Who hears?”

8 But You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;

You shall have all the nations in derision.

1 God, save me from my enemies.

Protect me from those who come against me.

2 Save me from those who do evil

and from murderers.

3 Look, they are waiting to ambush me.

Cruel people attack me,

but I have not sinned or done wrong, Lord.

4 I have done nothing wrong, but they are ready to attack me.

Wake up to help me, and look.

5 You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

Arise and punish those people.

Do not give those traitors any mercy.

Selah

6 They come back at night.

Like dogs they growl and roam around the city.

7 Notice what comes from their mouths.

Insults come from their lips,

because they say, “Who’s listening?”

8 But, Lord, you laugh at them;

you make fun of all of them.

1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:

Set me on high from them that rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,

And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;

The mighty gather themselves together against me:

Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.

4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault:

Awake thou to help me, and behold.

5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Arise to visit all the nations:

Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And go round about the city.

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth;

Swords are in their lips:

For who, say they, doth hear?

8 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them;

Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from men of blood. 3 For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to meet me, and behold. 5 Yea, do thou, Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, arise to visit all the nations: be not gracious to any plotters of iniquity. Selah. 6 They return in the evening; they howl like a dog, and go round about the city: 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who say they doth hear?

8 But thou, Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

1 Rescue me from my enemies, O my God. 

Protect me from those who attack me. 

2 Rescue me from troublemakers. 

Save me from bloodthirsty people. 

3 They lie in ambush for me right here! 

Fierce men attack me, O Lord, 

but not because of any disobedience, 

4 or any sin, or any guilt on my part. 

They hurry to take positions against me. 

Wake up, and help me; see ⸤for yourself⸥. 

5 O Lord God of Armies, God of Israel, 

arise to punish all the nations. 

Have no pity on any traitors. 

Selah 

6 They return in the evening. 

They howl like dogs. 

They prowl the city. 

7 See what pours out of their mouths— 

swords from their lips! 

⸤They think,⸥ “Who will hear us?” 

8 O Lord, you laugh at them. 

You make fun of all the nations. 

1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God;

protect me from those who rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from those who practice sin,

and save me from men of bloodshed.

3 Lord, look! They set an ambush for me.

Powerful men attack me,

but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

4 For no fault of mine,

they run and take up a position.

Awake to help me, and take notice.

5 Lord God of Hosts, You are the God of Israel,

rise up to punish all the nations;

do not show grace to any wicked traitors. Selah

6 They return at evening, snarling like dogs

and prowling around the city.

7 Look, they spew from their mouths—

sharp words from their lips.

“For who,” they say, “will hear?”

8 But You laugh at them, Lord;

You ridicule all the nations.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

protect me from those who rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from those who work evil;

from the bloodthirsty save me.

3 Even now they lie in wait for my life;

the mighty stir up strife against me.

For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.

Rouse yourself, come to my help and see!

5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.

Awake to punish all the nations;

spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6 Each evening they come back,

howling like dogs

and prowling about the city.

7 There they are, bellowing with their mouths,

with sharp words on their lips—

for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

8 But you laugh at them, O Lord;

you hold all the nations in derision.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.

Protect me from those who rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from workers of iniquity,

and from men of bloodshed save me.

3 For look, they lie in wait for my life.

The mighty attack against me,

not because of my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.

4 Without guilt on my part they run and ready themselves.

Awake to meet me and see.

5 And you, Yahweh, God of hosts, are the God of Israel.

Rouse yourself to punish all the nations.

Do not be gracious to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah

6 They return at evening; they howl like dogs

while they prowl the city.

7 Look, they pour out talk with their mouth.

Swords are on their lips,

for they say, “Who hears?”

8 But you, O Yahweh, will laugh at them;

you will mock all the nations.

1 God, save me from my enemies.

Keep me safe from those who rise up against me.

2 Save me from those who do evil.

Save me from murderers.

3 See how they hide and wait for me!

Lord, angry people plan to harm me,

even though I haven’t hurt them in any way or sinned against them.

4 I haven’t done anything wrong to them. But they are ready to attack me.

Rise up and help me! Look at what I’m up against!

5 Lord God who rules over all, rise up. God of Israel,

punish all of the nations.

Don’t show any mercy to those sinful people

who have turned against me. Selah

6 My enemies are like a pack of barking dogs

that come back to the city in the evening.

They prowl around the city.

7 Listen to what pours out of their mouths.

The words from their lips are like swords.

They think, “Who can hear us?”

8 But you laugh at them, Lord.

You make fun of all those nations.

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;

Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.

2 Deliver me from those who do iniquity

And save me from men of bloodshed.

3 For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;

Fierce men launch an attack against me,

Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

4 For no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me.

Arouse Yourself to help me, and see!

5 You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,

Awake to punish all the nations;

Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity.

Selah.

6 They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And go around the city.

7 Behold, they belch forth with their mouth;

Swords are in their lips,

For, they say, “Who hears?”

8 But You, O Lord, laugh at them;

You scoff at all the nations.