^{1 Ref} `The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.

^{2 Ref} Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.

^{3 Ref} O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,

^{4 Ref} If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

^{5 Ref} An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

^{6 Ref} Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:

^{7 Ref} And a company of peoples compass Thee, And over it on high turn Thou back,

^{8 Ref} Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

^{9 Ref} Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

^{10 Ref} My shield `is' on God, Saviour of the upright in heart!

^{11 Ref} God `is' a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

^{12 Ref} If `one' turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden -- He prepareth it,

^{13 Ref} Yea, for him He hath prepared Instruments of death, His arrows for burning pursuers He maketh.

^{14 Ref} Lo, he travaileth `with' iniquity, And he hath conceived perverseness, And hath brought forth falsehood.

^{15 Ref} A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.

^{16 Ref} Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.

^{17 Ref} I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

^{1 Ref} <Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

^{2 Ref} So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

^{3 Ref} O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

^{4 Ref} If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

^{5 Ref} Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

^{6 Ref} Come up, Lord, in your wrath; be lifted up against my haters; be awake, my God, give orders for the judging.

^{7 Ref} The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high.

^{8 Ref} The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

^{9 Ref} O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

^{10 Ref} God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.

^{11 Ref} God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

^{12 Ref} If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.

^{13 Ref} He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.

^{14 Ref} That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

^{15 Ref} He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

^{16 Ref} His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

^{17 Ref} I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.

^{1 Ref} O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

^{2 Ref} Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

^{3 Ref} O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

^{4 Ref} If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

^{5 Ref} Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

^{6 Ref} Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.

^{7 Ref} And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high.

^{8 Ref} Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

^{9 Ref} O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

^{10 Ref} My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.

^{11 Ref} God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

^{12 Ref} If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

^{13 Ref} He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery `shafts'.

^{14 Ref} Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

^{15 Ref} He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

^{16 Ref} His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

^{17 Ref} I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High. Psalm 8 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David.