God

O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.

Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.

And man saith: `Surely fruit is for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'

To the Overseer. --`Destroy not,' by David. --A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.

And Thou, O Jehovah dost laugh at them, Thou dost mock at all the nations.

O my Strength, unto Thee I take heed, For God is my tower--the God of my kindness.

God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.

Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

And I--I sing of Thy strength, And I sing at morn of Thy kindness, For thou hast been a tower to me, And a refuge for me in a day of adversity.

O my Strength, unto Thee I sing praise, For God is my tower, the God of my kindness!

To the Overseer. --`Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt--twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us--hadst been angry! --Thou dost turn back to us.

Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.

God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult--I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

Moab is my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. --By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.