³ For look, they lie in wait for my life;
^(B)The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
⁴ They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

^(C)Awake to help me, and behold!
⁵ You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the ^[c]nations;
Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

^6 (D)At evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
⁷ Indeed, they belch with their mouth;
^(E)Swords are in their lips;
For they say, ^(F)“Who hears?”

⁸ But ^(G)You, O Lord, shall laugh at them;
You shall have all the ^[d]nations in derision.
⁹ I will wait for You, O You ^[e]his Strength;
^(H)For God is my ^[f]defense.
^10 [g]My God of mercy shall ^(I)come to meet me;
God shall let ^(J)me see my desire on my enemies.

¹¹ Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
^12 (K)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
^13 (L)Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And ^(M)let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ And ^(N)at evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city.
¹⁵ They ^(O)wander up and down for food,
And ^[h]howl if they are not satisfied.

¹⁶ But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
¹⁷ To You, ^(P)O my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy.