Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies
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Meditation of David, which he sang to the
Lord
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concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.
1 OLordmy God, in You I put my trust;
# Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,
2 Lest they tear me like a lion,
# Rendingmein pieces, whilethereisnone to deliver.
3 OLordmy God,if I have done this:
# If there isiniquity in my hands,
4 If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me,
# Orhave plundered my enemy without cause,
5 Let the enemy pursue me and overtakeme;
Yes, let him trample my life to the earth,
And lay my honor in the dust.
Selah
6 Arise, OLord, in Your anger;
# Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
# Rise up for metothe judgment You have commanded!
7 So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.
8 TheLordshall judge the peoples;
# Judge me, OLord,according to my righteousness,
And according to my integrity within me.
9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
# For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
10 My defenseisof God,
# Who saves theupright in heart.
11 Godisa just judge,
And God is angrywiththewickedevery day.
12 If he does not turn back,
# He willsharpen His sword;
He bends His bow and makes it ready.
13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;
He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
14 Behold,thewickedbrings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
# And has fallen into the ditchwhichhe made.
16 His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
17 I will praise theLordaccording to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of theLordMost High.