1 ¶ Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; defend me from those that rise up against me.

2 D eliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloodthirsty men.

3 F or, behold, they lie in wait for my soul; the strong are gathered against me; I am not in rebellion, nor in sin, O LORD.

4 T hey run and prepare themselves when I have committed no iniquity; awake to help me and behold.

5 T hou, therefore, O LORD God of the hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the Gentiles; be not merciful to any rebellious workers of iniquity. Selah.

6 T hey will return at evening; they will bark like dogs and go round about outside the city.

7 B ehold, 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 Gentiles in derision.

9 I will reserve his strength unto thee, for God is my defence.

10 T he God of my mercy shall meet me on the way; God shall let me see my desire upon my enemies.

11 S lay them not lest my people forget; scatter them by thy power and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

12 F or the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; they shall be subject to weakness and to a curse.

13 C onsume them in wrath, consume them that they may not be and let them know that God rules in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

14 A nd at evening let them return and let them bark like dogs and go round about outside the city.

15 L et them wander up and down for food and murmur if they are not satisfied.

16 B ut I will sing of thy power; I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning, for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

17 U nto thee, O my strength, will I sing, for God is my defence and the God of my mercy.