[1] Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who
pursue me, and deliver me, [2] Lest they tear apart my soul like a lion,
Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. [3] Yahweh, my God,
if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands, [4] If I have
rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (Yes, I have delivered him
who without cause was my adversary), [5] Let the enemy pursue my soul, and
overtake it; Yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my
glory in the dust. Selah. [6] Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up
yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have
commanded judgment. [7] Let the congregation of the peoples surround you.
Rule over them on high. [8] Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples.
Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, And to my integrity
that is in me. [9] Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the righteous; Their minds and hearts are searched by the
righteous God. [10] My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in
heart. [11] God is a righteous judge, Yes, a God who has indignation
every day. [12] If a man doesn`t relent, he will sharpen his sword; He
has bent and strung his bow. [13] He has also prepared for himself the
instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows. [14] Behold, he
travails with iniquity; Yes, he has conceived mischief and brought forth
falsehood. [15] He has dug a hole, And has fallen into the pit which he
made. [16] The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His
violence shall come down on the crown of his own head. [17] I will give
thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to
the name of Yahweh Most High. Psalm 8 For the Chief Musician; on an
instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.
