¹ Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause^(A)
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me^(B) from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.^(C)

¹ Contend,^(A) Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight^(B) against those who fight against me.

¹ Vindicate me,^(A) Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;^(B)
I have trusted^(C) in the Lord
    and have not faltered.^(D)

⁴ Deliver^(A) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,^(B)
    from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.^(C)

⁹ Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,^(A)
until he pleads my case^(B)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;^(C)
    I will see his righteousness.^(D)