1. I come to you for protection, O lord my God.Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
2. If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3. O lord my God, if I have done wrongor am guilty of injustice,
4. if I have betrayed a friendor plundered my enemy without cause,
5. then let my enemies capture me.Let them trample me into the groundand drag my honor in the dust.Interlude
6. Arise, O lord, in anger!Stand up against the fury of my enemies!Wake up, my God, and bring justice!