1 LORD my God, I take refuge in you. 2or like lions they will tear me to pieces, 3LORD, my God, if my life has been such 4if friends I paid back with evil, 5may the enemy chase and find me, 6Arise, LORD, in anger, 7Gather the nations about you, 8as the LORD, the judge of the peoples. 9Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, 10God is my shield: 11God is a just judge, 12He will sharpen his sword without fail, 13his deadly weapons are ready, 14The enemy who conceives evil; 15a pit they have made and dug; 16On their own heads their mischief comes back; 17I will give thanks to the LORD for his justice,