To the director.[326] To the tune "Don't Destroy." A miktam[327] of David from the time Saul sent people to watch David's house to try to kill him.
<1> God, save me from my enemies.
Protect me from those who stand against me.
<2> Save me from those who do wrong.
Save me from those murderers.
<3> Look, powerful men are waiting for me.
They are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit any crime.
<4> I have done nothing wrong, but they are rushing to attack me.
Lord, come and see for yourself!
<5> You are the Lord God All-Powerful, the God of Israel[328]!
Get up and punish them.
Don't show any mercy to those traitors.
Selah[329]
<6> Those evil men are like dogs
that come into town in the evening,
growling and roaming the streets.
<7> Listen to their threats and insults.
They say such cruel things,
and they don't care who hears them.
<8> Lord, laugh at them.
Make fun of them all.
<9> I will sing my songs of praise to you.[330]
God, you are my place of safety,
high in the mountains.
<10> God loves me, and he will help me win.
He will help me defeat my enemies.
<11> Don't just kill them,
or my people might forget.
My Master and Protector, scatter them
and defeat them with your strength.
<12> Those evil people curse and tell lies.
Punish them for what they said.
Let their pride trap them.
<13> Destroy them in your anger.
Destroy them completely!
Then people all over the world
will know that God rules over Jacob's[331] people.
Selah
<14> Those evil men are like dogs
that come into town in the evening,
growling and roaming the streets.
<15> They roam around looking for food,
but even if they eat their fill, they still growl and complain.
<16> But I will sing about your strength.
I will rejoice in your love,
because you have been my place of safety high in the mountains.
And I can run to you when troubles come.
<17> I will sing praises to you, my source of strength.
You, God, are my place of safety.
You are the God who loves me!
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