^154 (A)Plead my cause and redeem me;
    ^(B)give me life according to your promise!

43 ^(A)Vindicate me, O God, and ^(B)defend my cause
    against an ungodly people,
from ^(C)the deceitful and unjust man
    deliver me!

35 Contend, O Lord, with those who ^(A)contend with me;
    ^(B)fight against those who fight against me!

^9 (A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until ^(B)he pleads my cause
    and executes judgment for me.
^(C)He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall look upon his vindication.

^2 (A)Hear, you peoples, all of you;^{[a]
    (B)}pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and ^(C)let the Lord God be a witness against you,
    ^(D)the Lord from his holy temple.