"David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Kush the Benjaminite. I put my trust in You, Lord, my God; deliver me from all my pursuers and save me. Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing me with none to rescue. Lord, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrongdoing in my hands; if I have rewarded my friends with evil or oppressed those who hate me without reason— then let the enemy pursue and overtake my soul, let him trample my life to the ground, and lay my glory in the dust forever.
Arise, O Lord, in Your anger, lift Yourself up in fury against my foes. Stir me [to mete out] the retribution which You commanded. When the assembly of nations surrounds You, remove Yourself from it and return to the heavens. The Lord will mete out retribution upon the nations; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous—O righteous God, Searcher of hearts and minds.
