Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend;
From all that pursue me O save and
defend;
Lest they like a lion should rend me at
will:
While no one is near me their raging to
still.
When wronged without cause I
have kindness returned;
But if I my neighbor maltreated and
spurned,
My soul let the enemy seize for his prey,
My life and mine honor in dust let him
lay.
O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of
my foes;
Awake, and Thy judgment ordained
interpose.
Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy
feet,
While o�er them for judgment Thou takest
Thy seat.
All nations of men shall be judged by
the Lord;
To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord,
As faithful and righteous in life I have
been,
And ever integrity cherished within.
Establish the righteous, let evil
depart,
For God, Who is just, tries the thoughts
of the heart.
In God for defense I have placed all my
trust;
The upright He saves and He judges the
just.
The Lord with the wicked is wroth
every day,
And if they repent not is ready to slay;
By manifold ruin for others prepared
They surely at last shall themselves be
ensnared.
Because He is righteous His praise
will I sing,
Thanksgiving and honor to Him will I
bring,
Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I
rely,
Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High.