7 Because of their wickedness do not let them escape;

in your anger, God, bring the nations down.

8 Record my misery;

list my tears on your scroll—

are they not in your record?

9 Then my enemies will turn back

when I call for help.

By this I will know that God is for me.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?

In thine anger cast down the people, O God.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings:

Put thou my tears into thy bottle:

Are they not in thy book?

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back:

This I know; for God is for me.

7 Don’t let them get away with their wickedness;

in your anger, O God, bring them down.

8 You keep track of all my sorrows.

You have collected all my tears in your bottle.

You have recorded each one in your book.

9 My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.

This I know: God is on my side!

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?

In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You number my wanderings;

Put my tears into Your bottle;

Are they not in Your book?

9 When I cry out to You,

Then my enemies will turn back;

This I know, because God is for me.

7 God, do not let them escape;

punish the foreign nations in your anger.

8 You have recorded my troubles.

You have kept a list of my tears.

Aren’t they in your records?

9 On the day I call for help, my enemies will be defeated.

I know that God is on my side.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?

In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Thou numberest my wanderings:

Put thou my tears into thy bottle;

Are they not in thy book?

9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:

This I know, that God is for me.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.

7 With the wrong they do, can they escape? 

O God, angrily make the nations fall. 

8 (You have kept a record of my wanderings. 

Put my tears in your bottle. 

They are already in your book.) 

9 Then my enemies will retreat when I call ⸤to you⸥. 

This I know: God is on my side. 

7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?

God, bring down the nations in wrath.

8 You Yourself have recorded my wanderings.

Put my tears in Your bottle.

Are they not in Your records?

9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.

This I know: God is for me.

7 so repay them for their crime;

in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You have kept count of my tossings;

put my tears in your bottle.

Are they not in your record?

9 Then my enemies will retreat

in the day when I call.

This I know, that God is for me.

7 Because of iniquity will they escape?

In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 You have kept count of my wanderings.

Put my tears in your bottle;

are they not in your book?

9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call.

This I know because God is for me.

7 Make sure you don’t let them escape.

God, bring down the nations in your anger.

8 Write down my poem of sadness.

List my tears on your scroll.

Aren’t you making a record of them?

9 My enemies will turn back

when I call out to you for help.

Then I will know that God is on my side.

7 Because of wickedness, cast them forth,

In anger put down the peoples, O God!

8 You have taken account of my wanderings;

Put my tears in Your bottle.

Are they not in Your book?

9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;

This I know, that God is for me.