¹{Pesem Davidova, ki jo je pel GOSPODU z ozirom na besede Kusa Benjaminca.} O GOSPOD, Bog moj, v tebi imam zavetje, reši me vseh preganjalcev mojih in oprosti me,

¹Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

²da ne zgrabi sovražnik kakor lev duše moje in je ne raztrga, ko ni pomočnika.

²lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

³O GOSPOD, Bog moj, ako sem storil tisto, ako je krivica na rokah mojih,

³Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,

⁴ako sem storil hudo njemu, ki je v miru živel z menoj (ko sem vendar rad pomagal njemu, ki me je zatiral po krivem):

⁴if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

⁵preganja naj sovražnik dušo mojo in jo dohiti ter potepta na tla življenje moje in v prah potlači slavo mojo. (Sela.)

⁵let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.

⁶Vstani, GOSPOD, v jezi svoji, vzdigni se proti razkačenosti zatiralcev mojih in prebudi se meni na pomoč; saj si sodbo zapovedal.

⁶Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

⁷Tako naj te obda zbor narodov in nad njim se vrni zopet v višavo.

⁷Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.

⁸GOSPOD bo sodil ljudstva. Sodi me, GOSPOD, po pravičnosti moji in po nedolžnosti, ki je na meni.

⁸Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

⁹Preneha naj, prosim, zloba brezbožnikov, pravičnega pa utrdi; saj preiskuješ srca in obisti, Bog pravični.

⁹Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

¹⁰Ščit moj je Bog, rešitelj tistih, ki so pravega srca.

¹⁰My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

¹¹Bog je pravičen sodnik, Bog mogočni se srdi nad brezbožnikom vsak dan.

¹¹God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.

¹²Ako se ne izpreobrne, nabrusi svoj meč, lok svoj je že napel in ga pripravil,

¹²If a man doesn’t relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

¹³pomeril je vanj smrtno orožje, ognjene je naredil pšice svoje.

¹³He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

¹⁴Glej, brezbožnik rodi krivico; spočel je nadlogo, rodil bo laž.

¹⁴Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵Jamo je kopal in jo poglobil, a pade vanjo sam, ki jo je naredil.

¹⁵He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.

¹⁶Povrne se nadloga njegova na glavo njegovo in nad teme njegovo pride njegovo nasilstvo.Hvalil bom GOSPODA po pravičnosti njegovi in psalme prepeval imenu GOSPODA Najvišjega.

¹⁶The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

¹⁷Hvalil bom GOSPODA po pravičnosti njegovi in psalme prepeval imenu GOSPODA Najvišjega.

¹⁷I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.