1. Plead my cause, O Lord, with my adversaries;fight those who fight me.
2. Take hold of the large shield and small shield,and rise up for my help.
3. Draw the spear and javelinagainst those who pursue me.Say to my soul,“I am Your salvation.”
4. May those who seek my lifebe ashamed and humiliated;may those who plan my injurybe turned back and put to shame.
5. May they be as chaff before the wind,and may the angel of the Lord cast them down.
6. May their way be dark and slippery,and may the angel of the Lord pursue them.
7. For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit,which they have dug without cause for my soul.
8. Let destruction come on him without warning,and let the net that he hid ensnare him;let him fall into it, to his destruction.
9. My soul will be joyful in the Lord;it will rejoice in His salvation.
10. All my bones will say,“Lord, who is like You,who delivers the poor from a stronger one,the poor and the needy from the one who robs them?”
11. Witnesses intent on violence rose up;they accused me of things I knew nothing about.
12. They rewarded me evil for good,the bereavement of my soul.