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A ^[a]Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord ^[b]concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

O Lord my God, ^(a)in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and ^(b)deliver me,

Or he will tear ^[c]my soul ^(c)like a lion, ^[d]Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

O Lord my God, if I have done this, If there is ^(d)injustice in my hands,

If I have ^(e)rewarded evil to ^[e]my friend, Or have ^(f)plundered ^[f]him who without cause was my adversary,

Let the enemy pursue ^[g]my soul and overtake ^[h]it; And let him trample my life down to the ground And lay my glory in the dust. ^[i]Selah.

^(g)Arise, O Lord , in Your anger; ^(h)Lift up Yourself against ⁽ⁱ⁾the rage of my adversaries, And ^(j)arouse Yourself ^[j]for me; You have appointed judgment.

Let the assembly of the ^(k)peoples encompass You, And over ^[k]them return on high.

The Lord ^(l)judges the peoples; ^[l](m)Vindicate me, O Lord , according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

O let ⁽ⁿ⁾the evil of the wicked come to an end, but ^(o)establish the righteous; For the righteous God ^(p)tries the hearts and ^[m]minds.

My ^(q)shield is ^[n]with God, Who ^(r)saves the upright in heart.

God is a ^(s)righteous judge, And a God who has ^(t)indignation every day.

If ^[o]a man ^(u)does not repent, He will ^(v)sharpen His sword; He has ^(w)bent His bow and ^[p]made it ready.

He has also prepared ^[q]for Himself deadly weapons; He makes His ^(x)arrows fiery shafts.

Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he ^(y)conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has ^(z)fallen into the hole which he made.

His ^(aa)mischief will return upon his own head, And his ^(ab)violence will descend upon ^[r]his own pate.

I will give thanks to the Lord ^(ac)according to His righteousness And will ^(ad)sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

O Lord , our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have ^[a](a)displayed Your splendor above the heavens!

^(b)From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established ^[b](c)strength Because of Your adversaries, To make ^(d)the enemy and the revengeful cease.

When I ^[c](e)consider ^(f)Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The ^(g)moon and the stars, which You have ^[d]ordained;

^(h)What is man that You ^[e]take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?

Yet You have made him a ⁽ⁱ⁾little lower than ^[f]God, And ^(j)You crown him with ^(k)glory and majesty!

You make him to ^(l)rule over the works of Your hands; You have ^(m)put all things under his feet,

All sheep and oxen, And also the ^[g]beasts of the field,

The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, Whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

⁽ⁿ⁾O Lord , our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!